Apparatus for creating a furrow

• US 10,412,874 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2017
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yellow Jacket Implement, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Yellow Jacket Implement, Inc.
• Inventors: Post, Cody
• Primary Examiner(s): Hartmann, Gary S
• Application Number:
  US15/669,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20190037760A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 172134, 172149, 172150, 172156, 172157, 172174, 172175, 172176, 172184
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 13/00 Ploughs or like machines for special purposes for drainage E02B11/02; Ditch diggers, trench ploughs, forestry ploughs, ploughs for land or marsh reclamation machines for aerating meadows A01B45/02; making furrows A01C5/00; dredging machines in general E02F
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 29/041 of "Cambridge"-type, i.e. the soil-pressing rings being stacked on a shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 35/18 with both rotating and non-rotating tools
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 49/027 with a rotating, soil working support element, e.g. a roller
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 61/046 the device including an energy accumulator for restoring the tool to its working position
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/00 Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring ploughs for making ridges A01B13/02
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/062 Devices for making drills or furrows
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/068 Furrow packing devices, e.g. press wheels

Abstract

Apparatus for creating a ditch or furrow for agricultural use, including an implement pulled by a tractor. Generally, an implement includes a plow, a roller, and a wheel, such as a packer wheel. A plow is located towards an implement front end, and a wheel is located towards an implement back end, typically with the plow coaligned with a wheel. A roller is located on one or both sides of the plow wherein a frame supports the configurations of the plow, roller, and wheel.

Claims

1. An apparatus for creating a furrow comprising:

a frame;

a plow, said plow comprising a front end and a back end and a body therebetween, said plow attached to said frame;

a wheel assembly comprising a wheel, said wheel located behind and coaligned with said plow; and

a roller comprising a round form, said roller rotatably mounted on an arm, said arm pivotably attached to said frame, wherein said roller is disposed to move relative to said plow,

wherein said plow is adjacently located to at least one roller.

2. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein said wheel further comprises a wheel cover.

3. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein an effective width of said wheel is greater than an effective width of said plow.

4. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein said frame further comprises:

a mounting structure, said mounting structure comprising;

a front wall, said front wall having a mount configured to attach to a receiver hitch; and

a bottom wall, said bottom wall attached to said plow.

5. The apparatus in claim 4, wherein said frame further comprises:

a vertical member, said vertical member attaches to said plow, wherein said wheel assembly attaches to said vertical member; and

a horizontal member, said horizontal member attaches to said mounting structure and said vertical member.

6. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein said plow back end extends past a leading edge of said roller.

7. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein said wheel assembly comprises a spring-actuated assembly.

8. An apparatus for creating a furrow comprising:

a frame, said frame comprising a front end and a back end;

a plurality of plows comprising a plow front end and a plow back end, the plurality of plows attached to said frame front end;

a plurality of wheel assemblies comprising a wheel, the plurality of wheel assemblies attached to said frame back end; and

a plurality of rollers comprising a round form,

wherein said plurality of plows are coaligned with said plurality of wheels; and

wherein said plurality of plows are coaligned are disposed between said plurality of rollers.

9. The apparatus in claim 8, wherein said plurality of rollers is rotatably mounted on an arm, and said arm is pivotally attached to said frame.

10. The apparatus in claim 8, said frame further comprising:

a mounting structure, said mounting structure comprising a front wall, said front wall having a mount configured to attach to a receiver hitch; and

a bottom wall, said bottom wall attached to said plow.

11. The apparatus in claim 8, wherein said wheel assembly comprises a spring-actuated assembly providing said wheel a downward force.

12. An apparatus for creating a furrow comprising:

a plow, said plow comprising a front end and a back end and a body therebetween;

a vertical member, said vertical member attached to said plow;

a wheel assembly, said wheel assembly further comprising a wheel, said wheel located behind said plow back end and coaligned with said plow; and

a support mount, said support mount configured to attach to said vertical member; and

a plurality of rollers, each of said plurality of rollers comprising a round form and rotatable about an axis of rotation, said axis of rotation disposed between said plow front end and said wheel

wherein said plow is disposed between said plurality of rollers.

13. The apparatus in claim 12, further comprising:

a mounting structure attached to said plow; and

a horizontal member connected to said vertical member and said mounting structure.

14. The apparatus in claim 13, wherein said roller is pivotably attached to said mounting structure.