Seed slide for use in an agricultural seeding machine
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1. A seeding machine, comprising:
- at least one seed metering system; and
at least one seed placement system, each said seed placement system being in communication with a corresponding said seed metering system, each said seed placement system including a seed slide having a bottom end and a seed trough terminating at said bottom end.
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Abstract
A seeding machine includes at least one seed metering system and at least one seed placement system. Each seed placement system is in communication with a corresponding seed metering system. Each seed placement system includes a seed slide having a bottom end and a seed trough terminating at the bottom end.
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21 Claims
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1. A seeding machine, comprising:
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at least one seed metering system; and
at least one seed placement system, each said seed placement system being in communication with a corresponding said seed metering system, each said seed placement system including a seed slide having a bottom end and a seed trough terminating at said bottom end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A seed slide for use in a seed placement system in a seeding machine, comprising a generally j-shaped slide including two generally linear segments interconnected by an arced segment, one said linear segment defining a bottom end, said slide having a seed trough terminating at said bottom end.
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18. A method of placing seeds with a seeding machine in a trench formed in soil, comprising the steps of:
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receiving seeds at a predetermined rate at a seed slide in a seed placement system, said seed slide having a bottom end and a seed trough terminating at said bottom end;
engaging the seeds at the predetermined rate within said seed trough; and
guiding the seeds from said seed trough into the trench at a trajectory defined by said seed trough. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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