Planter attachment

• US 4,466,364 A
• Filed: 05/14/1982
• Issued: 08/21/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dave Hassenfritz
• Original Assignee: Dave Hassenfritz
• Inventors: Hassenfritz, Dave
• Primary Examiner(s): Feyrer, James R.
• Application Number:
  US06/378,448
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 111/1, 111/6, 111/7, 111/14-16, 111/52, 111/55, 111/59, 111/61, 111/62, 111/73, 111/80, 111/84, 111/85, 111/87, 111/86, 172/142, 172/413, 172/456, 172/462, 172/488, 172/497, 172/500, 172/570, 172/572, 172/573, 172/624, 172/657, 172/705, 172/247, 172/248, 172/253, 172/482, 172/166, 172/640 , 172/297, 172/302
• US Class Current: 111/140
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/06 Machines for making or covering drills or furrows for sowing or planting
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/062 Devices for making drills or furrows
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 111/924 Minimum and no till planter

Abstract

The invention relates to agricultural implements for planting. Increased efficiency of planting in general and incorporating fertilizer in particular in no-till situations is achieved by frame, disk and knife assemblies (14, 15, 16) mounting a disk (44) immediately ahead of a knife (68) and depth-controlled by a spring (63).

Claims

1. An attachment, for adapting a planter to minimum tillage and no-till situations, comprising:

frame means joined to the planter;

means for cutting trash and incorporating fertilizer mounted at the forward end of the planter by said frame means and including a disc, a knife disposed directly behind said disc, and a spring control means connected to said disc and knife; and

strap means extends from said frame means, includes a strap pair, said disc being mounted in said strap pair, and further includes a third strap, said knife being mounted to, and said spring control means being received by, said third strap, and

said third strap is joined to said strap pair, has a curved portion, a mounting portion joined to said curved portion, and an extended plate joined to said mounting portion, said knife being attached to said mounting portion, and said spring control means being attached to said plate.