AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING FLUID DELIVERY FEATURES
First Claim
1. An agricultural implement for delivering fertilizer into a furrow in the soil of an agricultural field, the system comprisinga main frame,an opener device attached to the main frame for forming a furrow in the soil,a closing device having an axis of rotation and trailing the opener device for closing the furrow, anda dispensing device for delivering a fluid into the furrow, the injection device having a bottom end extending downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the axis of rotation of the closing device, an inlet port for receiving said fluid, at least two outlet ports for discharging said fluid into different regions of said furrow, and a bifurcated passageway for conducting said fluid from said inlet port to said outlet ports.
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Abstract
An agricultural implement for delivering fluid fertilizer into a furrow in the soil of an agricultural field includes a main frame, an opener device attached to the main frame for forming a furrow in the soil, a closing device having an axis of rotation and trailing the opener device for closing the furrow, and a dispensing device for delivering a fluid into the furrow. The injection device has a bottom end extending downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the axis of rotation of the closing device, an inlet port for receiving the fluid, at least two outlet ports for discharging the fluid into different regions of the furrow, and a bifurcated passageway for conducting the fluid from the inlet port to the outlet ports. The outlet ports may be located to discharge the fluid onto or adjacent to both of the side walls of the furrow.
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1. An agricultural implement for delivering fertilizer into a furrow in the soil of an agricultural field, the system comprising
a main frame, an opener device attached to the main frame for forming a furrow in the soil, a closing device having an axis of rotation and trailing the opener device for closing the furrow, and a dispensing device for delivering a fluid into the furrow, the injection device having a bottom end extending downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the axis of rotation of the closing device, an inlet port for receiving said fluid, at least two outlet ports for discharging said fluid into different regions of said furrow, and a bifurcated passageway for conducting said fluid from said inlet port to said outlet ports.
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8. A method of delivering fertilizer into a furrow in the soil of an agricultural field, using an opener device for forming a furrow in the soil, a closing device having an axis of rotation and trailing the opener device for closing the furrow, and a dispensing device for delivering a fluid into the furrow, the method comprising
locating said dispensing device at a location between the opener device and the axis of rotation of the closing device, delivering fluid fertilizer from said dispensing device into at least two different regions of said furrow.
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12. An agricultural implement for delivering fertilizer into a furrow in the soil of an agricultural field, the system comprising
a main frame, an opener device attached to the main frame for forming a furrow in the soil, a closing device having an axis of rotation and trailing the opener device for closing the furrow, and a dispensing device for delivering a fluid into the furrow, the injection device having a lower end adapted to extend downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the axis of rotation of the closing device, at least one inlet port for receiving said fluid, at least one outlet port for discharging said fluid into said furrow, at least one fluid passageway connecting said at least one inlet port to said at least one outlet port, a bottom wall having a width that is narrower than the average width of the bottom half of said furrow, and side walls that extend upwardly and outwardly from said bottom wall to engage the side walls of said furrow, thereby forming cavities in said furrow between said side walls of said dispensing device and the side walls of the furrow.
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17. An agricultural implement for delivering fertilizer into a furrow in the soil of an agricultural field, the system comprising
a main frame, an opener device attached to the main frame for forming a furrow in the soil, a pair of closing wheels including a front wheel for engaging the soil on one side of said furrow and a rear wheel for engaging the soil on the other side of said furrow, said closing wheels trailing the opener device, a dispensing device for delivering a fluid into the furrow, the injection device having a bottom end extending downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the axis of rotation of the front closing wheel, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to said front closing wheel for adjusting the longitudinal position of said front closing wheel relative to said dispensing device.
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