Seed firmer
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1. A seed firmer for pressing seeds into soil during planting, the seed firmer comprising:
- a mount for attachment to a row unit of a planting machine; and
an arm defining a ground-facing surface having at least one point of contact with the ground, including a rearmost ground contact point with respect to a direction of forward travel during planting operation,wherein the ground-facing surface has a transition section directly trailing a rearmost ground contact point, the transition section extending upwardly from the rearmost ground contact point with a radius no less than 25 mm.
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Abstract
A seed firmer for pressing seeds into soil during planting. The seed firmer includes a mount for attachment to a row unit of a planting machine. An arm defines a ground-facing surface having at least one point of contact with the ground, including a rearmost ground contact point with respect to a direction of forward travel during planting operation. The ground-facing surface has a transition section directly trailing a rearmost ground contact point, the transition section can extending upwardly from the rearmost ground contact point with a radius no less than 25 mm.
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1. A seed firmer for pressing seeds into soil during planting, the seed firmer comprising:
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a mount for attachment to a row unit of a planting machine; and an arm defining a ground-facing surface having at least one point of contact with the ground, including a rearmost ground contact point with respect to a direction of forward travel during planting operation, wherein the ground-facing surface has a transition section directly trailing a rearmost ground contact point, the transition section extending upwardly from the rearmost ground contact point with a radius no less than 25 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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