Farm land seed boot

• US 6,059,047 A
• Filed: 07/29/1998
• Issued: 05/09/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Harvey J. Schimke
• Original Assignee: Harvey J. Schimke
• Inventors: Schimke, Harvey J.
• Primary Examiner(s): BATSON, VICTOR D
• Application Number:
  US09/124,573
• Time in Patent Office: 650 Days
• Field of Search: 172/772, 172/772.5, 172/753, 172/762, 172/763, 172/769, 111/150, 111/149, 111/152, 111/14, 111/186, 111/200
• US Class Current: 172/769
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 35/32 with special additional arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/062 Devices for making drills or furrows

Abstract

A seed boot in the form of a single steel casting is provided. The seed boot comprises a front bracket, seed boot member and rear bracket. The front bracket is adapted to bolt at its upper end to an edge-on cultivator shank and to a sweep at its other end. The rear bracket is adapted to bolt to and support a knife and fertilizer boot.

Claims

1. A steel seed boot for attachment to an edge-on cultivator shank comprising:

a tubular seed boot member forming a seed passageway having an upper inlet and a lower outlet, said boot member having a lower end;

a front bracket projecting forwardly from the seed boot member, said front bracket having upper and lower ends, said front bracket upper end forming transverse bolt hole means extending therethrough for attachment of the bracket to the shank with a nut and bolt assembly, said bracket lower end forming transverse bolt hole means for attachment to a sweep with a nut and bolt assembly; and

a rear bracket projecting rearwardly from the seed boot member, said rear bracket having transverse bolt hole means for attachment to a knife and nutrient boot member;

said seed boot being formed as a single integral casting.

2. The seed boot as set forth in claim 1 comprising:

a spreader bolted to the lower end of the seed boot member, said spreader being positioned in the seed boot member outlet, for dispersing seed.

3. A cultivator tool comprising:

an edge-on cultivator shank having a lower end and at least one transverse bolt hole formed on its lower end;

a steel seed boot attached by a nut and bolt assembly to the cultivator shank'"'"'s lower end;

the seed boot comprising

a tubular seed boot member forming a seed passageway having an upper inlet and a lower outlet;

a front bracket projecting forwardly from the seed boot member, said front bracket including an upper end, a lower end, and having transverse bolt hole means formed on its upper end through which the nut and bolt assembly extend, and transverse bolt hole means formed on its lower end;

a sweep attached to the seed boot by a nut and bolt assembly extending through the front bracket lower end bolt hole means;

said seed boot being formed as a single integral metal casting;

wherein the seed boot comprises a rear bracket projecting rearwardly from the seed boot member, said rear bracket having at least one transverse bolt hole means; and

,

an opener and nutrient seed boot assembly is mounted to the rear bracket by at least one nut and bolt assembly extending through the rear bracket bolt hole means.

4. The cultivator tool as set forth in claim 3 comprising:

a spreader bolted to the seed boot member, said spreader being positioned in the seed boot member outlet, for dispersing seed.