Tube alignment spacer bracket
First Claim
1. A tube alignment spacer bracket for mounting on a tube alignment bracket extending from the seed distribution tube of a planter having at least one treatment tube for dispensing treatment liquid in a seed furrow, said tube alignment spacer bracket comprising bracket means carried by the tube alignment bracket and at least one tube fitting provided on said bracket means for receiving the treatment tube and locating the treatment tube in substantially fixed proximity with respect to the seed distribution tube, whereby treatment liquid dispensed from the treatment tube strikes the seed furrow in a selected close proximity to seeds ejected from the seed distribution tube into the seed furrow.
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Abstract
A tube alignment spacer bracket for mounting on a tube alignment bracket which is, in turn, mounted on or shaped integrally with the seed distribution tube of a seed planter, to align the planter insecticide tube or tubes in close proximity to, and in a vertical plane with, the discharge opening of the seed distribution tube and insure that liquid insecticide or fungicide dispensed through the insecticide tube or tubes is deposited in a furrow in close proximity to seeds expelled from the seed distribution tube. In a preferred embodiment the tube alignment spacer bracket is characterized by a Z-shaped bracket having a pair of slots, one of which receives one end of a tube alignment bracket fitted with a tube mount and the opposite slot of which receives one or more tube fittings, to which are attached one or more insecticide tubes. The tube alignment spacer bracket is oriented to position the insecticide tube or tubes in close, fixed proximity with respect to the discharge opening of the seed distribution tube.
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20 Claims
- 1. A tube alignment spacer bracket for mounting on a tube alignment bracket extending from the seed distribution tube of a planter having at least one treatment tube for dispensing treatment liquid in a seed furrow, said tube alignment spacer bracket comprising bracket means carried by the tube alignment bracket and at least one tube fitting provided on said bracket means for receiving the treatment tube and locating the treatment tube in substantially fixed proximity with respect to the seed distribution tube, whereby treatment liquid dispensed from the treatment tube strikes the seed furrow in a selected close proximity to seeds ejected from the seed distribution tube into the seed furrow.
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12. A tube alignment spacer bracket for mounting on the tube mount of a tube alignment bracket provided on the discharge end of the seed distribution tube of a seed planter and locating an insecticide/fungicide tube carried by the seed planter in a selected fixed proximity with respect to the seed distribution tube, said tube alignment spacer bracket comprising a plate defining a support leg carried by the tube mount of the tube alignment bracket;
- a center leg extending from said support leg at a first bend;
a band extending around said center leg of said tube alignment spacer bracket and the tube mount of the tube alignment bracket for securing said tube alignment spacer bracket on the tube mount;
a tube leg extending from said center leg at a second bend; and
at least one tube fitting carried by said tube leg for receiving the insecticide/fungicide tube, whereby the insecticide/fungicide tube is located in said selected fixed proximity with respect to the discharge end of the seed distribution tube. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a center leg extending from said support leg at a first bend;
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19. A tube alignment spacer bracket for mounting on the tube mount of a tube alignment bracket provided on the discharge end of the seed distribution tube of a seed planter and locating an insecticide/fungicide tube carried by the seed planter in a selected fixed proximity with respect to the seed distribution tube, said tube alignment spacer bracket comprising a generally Z-shaped plate defining a support leg receiving the tube mount of the tube alignment bracket;
- a center leg extending from said support leg at a first bend;
a band extending around said center leg of said tube alignment spacer bracket and the tube mount of the tube alignment bracket for securing said tube alignment spacer bracket on the tube mount; and
a tube leg extending from said center leg at a second bend for receiving the insecticide/fungicide tube, whereby the insecticide/fungicide tube is located in said selected fixed proximity with respect to the discharge end of the seed distribution tube. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- a center leg extending from said support leg at a first bend;
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