Seeding assembly including seed boot and boot mounted, resiliently biased packer wheel
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1. A seed boot and packer apparatus for mounting on a cultivator shank, said apparatus comprising:
- a seed boot;
attachment means for attaching the seed boot to the cultivator shank on a rear side of the cultivator shank;
packer wheel mounting means mounting the packer wheel on the seed boot, said mounting means comprising;
first pivot means having an upright castor axis and connecting the packer wheel to the seed boot for pivotal movement of the packer wheel about the castor axis,second pivot means having a lateral axis of rotation oriented transversely to a direction of forward movement and connecting the packer wheel to the first pivot means for pivotal movement about the lateral axis, anda wheel carrier connected to the second pivot means and extending rearwards therefrom, and a packer wheel rotatably mounted on said wheel carrier at a location spaced from the second pivot means; and
biasing means for biasing the wheel carrier and the packer wheel to rotate downwards about the lateral axis of the second pivot means.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a seed boot and packer wheel for use with a cultivator particularly of the type for mounting directly on a cultivator shank. The seed boot and packer wheel comprise a seed boot, an attachment means fixing the seed boot to the cultivator shank adjacent a bottom edge of the shank and behind a sweep or other soil opener, a packer wheel, a packer wheel mounting means mounting the packer wheel directly onto the seed boot, and a horizontal spring for biasing the packer wheel downwards.
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1. A seed boot and packer apparatus for mounting on a cultivator shank, said apparatus comprising:
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a seed boot; attachment means for attaching the seed boot to the cultivator shank on a rear side of the cultivator shank; packer wheel mounting means mounting the packer wheel on the seed boot, said mounting means comprising; first pivot means having an upright castor axis and connecting the packer wheel to the seed boot for pivotal movement of the packer wheel about the castor axis, second pivot means having a lateral axis of rotation oriented transversely to a direction of forward movement and connecting the packer wheel to the first pivot means for pivotal movement about the lateral axis, and a wheel carrier connected to the second pivot means and extending rearwards therefrom, and a packer wheel rotatably mounted on said wheel carrier at a location spaced from the second pivot means; and biasing means for biasing the wheel carrier and the packer wheel to rotate downwards about the lateral axis of the second pivot means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A seed boot and packer apparatus for mounting on a cultivator shank, said apparatus comprising:
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a first seed boot; attachment means for mounting tie first seed boot on the cultivator shank on a rear side of the cultivator shank; at least one second seed boot spaced laterally and rearwardly from the first seed boot; at least one packer wheel positioned rearwardly from the at least one second seed boot and aligned to follow behind the at least one second seed boot; mounting means for pivotally mounting the at least one packer wheel and the at least one second seed boot on a rear face of the first seed boot; and biasing means for biasing the at least one packer wheel downwards. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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