Seed drill with scraper/soil firming attachment
First Claim
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1. A seed drill comprising:
- a. a soil opener including a first soil opening disc blade rotatably attached to a first axle, said first axle and said first disc blade being oriented such that said first disc blade is angled across a path of travel of said seed drill so that said first disc blade opens a seed trench along said path of travel;
b. a first scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly attached via said first axle of said soil opener, said first scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly including a blade, said blade being sized and positioned such that it simultaneously;
i. scrapes an outside surface of said first disc blade as it rotates; and
ii. prevents soil blow-out alongside the outside of said first disc blade.
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Abstract
A seed drill includes a conventional single or double disc blade soil opener for creating seed trenches for the deposition of seeds by a seeder. A scraper/soil firming assembly is attached to the outside of each disc blade axle. The scraper/soil firming assembly includes a bracket for mounting a scraper/soil firming blade and a locking plate for locking the mounting bracket and blade at a selected angle relative to the disc blade axle. The scraper/soil firming blade is a flat bar extending downward and rearward from the respective disc blade and positioned alongside the disc blade and to act both as a blade scraper and as a soil firmer.
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18 Claims
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1. A seed drill comprising:
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a. a soil opener including a first soil opening disc blade rotatably attached to a first axle, said first axle and said first disc blade being oriented such that said first disc blade is angled across a path of travel of said seed drill so that said first disc blade opens a seed trench along said path of travel; b. a first scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly attached via said first axle of said soil opener, said first scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly including a blade, said blade being sized and positioned such that it simultaneously; i. scrapes an outside surface of said first disc blade as it rotates; and ii. prevents soil blow-out alongside the outside of said first disc blade. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A seed drill comprising:
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a. a soil opener including a soil opening disc blade rotatably attached to an axle, said axle and said disc blade being oriented such that said disc blade is angled across a path of travel of said seed drill so that said disc blade opens a seed trench along said path of travel; b. a scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly attached via said axle of said soil opener, said scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly including; i. a blade; ii. a blade mounting bracket with first and second horizontal apertures therethrough, said first aperture accommodating said axle and said second aperture being an arcuate slot; iii. a locking plate with first and second bores therethrough, said first bore accommodating a head of said axle to fix said locking plate relative to said axle, said second bore being aligned with said arcuate slot in said mounting bracket; and iv. locking means extending through said second bore and said arcuate slot for locking said mounting bracket at a selected angle relative to said locking plate. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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9. A scraper/soil blow-out prevention attachment for a seed drill, said seed drill including a soil opener including a first soil opening disc blade rotatably attached to a first axle, said first axle and said first disc blade being oriented such that said first disc blade is angled across a path of travel of said seed drill so that said first disc blade opens a seed trench along said path of travel, said scraper/soil blow-out prevention attachment comprising:
a. a first scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly attachable via the first axle of said soil opener, said first scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly including a blade, said blade being sized and positioned such that, when said first scraping/soil blow-out prevention assembly is attached to said seed drill, said blade simultaneously; i. scrapes an outside surface of said first disc blade as it rotates; and ii. prevents soil blow-out alongside the outside of said first disc blade. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A scraper/soil blow-out prevention attachment for a seed drill, said seed drill including a soil opener including a soil opening disc blade rotatably attached to an axle, said axle and said disc blade being oriented such that said disc blade is angled across a path of travel of said seed drill so that said disc blade opens a seed trench along said path of travel, said scraper/soil blow-out prevention attachment comprising:
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a. a mounting bracket with first and second horizontal apertures therethrough, said first aperture accommodating said axle and said second aperture being an arcuate slot, said mounting plate including a mounting surface for mounting a blade in a position alongside said disc blade; b. a locking plate accommodating a head of said axle to fix said locking plate relative to said axle and a bore which is aligned with said arcuate slot in said mounting bracket when said locking plate is placed over said head; c. locking means extending through said bore and said arcuate slot for locking said mounting bracket at a selected angle relative to said locking plate; d. said blade being sized, and positioned by said mounting bracket such that it simultaneously; i. scrapes an outside surface of said disc blade as it rotates; and ii. prevents soil blow-out alongside the outside of said disc blade. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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