AGRICULTURAL FURROWING TOOL

• US 20080115707A1
• Filed: 10/17/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gen Manufacturing
• Original Assignee: Gen Manufacturing
• Inventors: Bergen, Henry J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,506,595 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 111/124
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/062 Devices for making drills or furrows

Abstract

A ground engaging furrowing tool for paired row seeding comprising a body having a forward leading point, a bottom and laterally outwardly extending wing members. Each wing member including a leading edge that flares rearward to a trailing edge to form a generally V-shaped profile bottom surface, the trailing edge of each wing member including a seed outlet only open in a rearward direction.

Claims

1. A ground engaging furrowing tool for paired row seeding comprising:

a body having a forward leading point, a bottom and laterally outwardly extending wing members, each wing member including a leading edge that flares rearward to a trailing edge to form a generally V-shaped profile bottom surface, the trailing edge of each wing member including a seed outlet only open in a rearward direction.

2. The furrowing tool of claim 1 further comprising a seed inlet arranged so that material dispensed from the seed inlet to the seed outlet is directed rearwardly from the seed outlet within the trailing edge