Seed boot assembly
First Claim
1. A seed and/or fertilizer applicating boot assembly for use in conjunction with a sweep secured to a downwardly depending sweep shank and including a securing bolt assembly extending diametrically through said tube from the front to the rear thereof and through the shank to secure said tube to said shank;
- comprising in combination substantially vertical tube operatively connected to a source of grain and/or fertilizer entrained in an air stream, means in said tube to divide the stream of grain and/or fertilizer into two streams, one at each side of the tube, said means extending along the vertical length of part of said tube, said means including a vertically extending crease formed in the wall of said tube extending inwardly therefrom partway across the bore of said tube, and extending from just above the securing bolt assembly to a point situated adjacent midway along the length of said tube.
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Abstract
A seed boot for pneumatic seeder or fertilizer assemblies includes a seed or fertilizer tube having an attaching bolt extending therethrough adjacent the base thereof and just above the splitting or separating saddle. A forwardly extending crease is formed within the rear of the tube and extends into the tube above the bolt thus dividing the seed and/or fertilizer into two equal streams which clear the bolt and then engage the saddle well down the sides thereof so that the seed and/or fertilizer is deflected outwardly under the wings of the sweep thus reducing the possibility of the seed and/or fertilizer from bouncing up into loose soil and therefore being wasted.
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18 Claims
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1. A seed and/or fertilizer applicating boot assembly for use in conjunction with a sweep secured to a downwardly depending sweep shank and including a securing bolt assembly extending diametrically through said tube from the front to the rear thereof and through the shank to secure said tube to said shank;
- comprising in combination substantially vertical tube operatively connected to a source of grain and/or fertilizer entrained in an air stream, means in said tube to divide the stream of grain and/or fertilizer into two streams, one at each side of the tube, said means extending along the vertical length of part of said tube, said means including a vertically extending crease formed in the wall of said tube extending inwardly therefrom partway across the bore of said tube, and extending from just above the securing bolt assembly to a point situated adjacent midway along the length of said tube.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. A sweep assembly secured to the lower end of a sweep shank comprising in combination a pair of wings extending outwardly from adjacent the lower end of said shank, means securing said sweep assembly to said shank, a seed and/or fertilizer boot assembly, bolt means securing same to the rear of said shank, said boot assembly terminating spaced above said sweep assembly, a dividing saddle secured to said shank immediately below the lower end of said boot assembly, said boot assembly including a substantially vertical tube operatively connected to a source of grain and/or fertilizer entrained in an airstream, means in said tube to divide the stream of grain and/or fertilizer into two streams, one at each side of the tube, said means extending along the vertical length of part of said tube, said means including a vertically extending crease formed in the wall of said tube extending inwardly therefrom partway across the bore of said tube, and extending from just above the securing bolt assembly to a point situated adjacent midway along the length of said tube.
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