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Planting assembly for seed drill

  • US 5,685,246 A
  • Filed: 04/22/1996
  • Issued: 11/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seed drill planting assembly comprising:

  • a press wheel assembly rotatably mounted about a horizontal transverse axis for rolling soil engagement while moving in a forward direction along a field;

    a rigid narrow boot having an upright arcuate front edge transversely centered and juxtaposed immediately behind the press wheel assembly, the arcuate configuration of its front edge being coaxially centered on the axis of the press wheel assembly;

    a longitudinal runner formed at a lower end of the boot and extending rearwardly from beneath the press wheel assembly;

    a boot frame pivotally mounting the boot about the axis of the press wheel assembly; and

    a seed delivery tube on the boot for depositing seeds immediately behind the runner.

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