Seed boot and seed positioner
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1. A seed boot and seed positioner attachable to a furrow opener of a seed planter for directing seeds into a furrow and covering the seeds with soil comprising:
- the seed boot having laterally spaced side members, wall means laterally spaced and secured to the side members, said side members and wall means having a passage with an open inlet for receiving seeds and an open outlet end for directing the seeds into the furrow, said wall means having an extension for accommodating a fastener for securing the seed boot to a furrow opener;
a positioner for placing seeds moving from the outlet end of the passage in the soil and covering said seeds with soil, means for connecting the positioner to the wall means whereby the positioner extends rearwardly from the boot, said positioner comprising a member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and opposite side edges extended between said first and second ends, said second end having a linear transverse edge, said transverse edge having a transverse width greater than a transverse width of the first end whereby said side edges diverged from the first end to the second end of the member, said member having a longitudinal center section and longitudinal side sections joined to the center section, said side sections being located in intersecting planes angularly located relative to each other whereby the side sections confine the seeds to at least one linear row of seeds and cover the seeds with soil.
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A furrow opener of an air seed planter is equipped with a seed boot and seed positioner for planting one or more rows of seeds in soil. The seed boot has walls providing a passage for directing seeds into a furrow. The seed positioner attached to the seed boot channels seeds in one or more rows of seeds and covers the seeds with a substantially uniform layer of soil. The forward ground speed of the air seed planter and the velocity of the seeds carried by the flowing air reduce seed bounce due to the reverse drop of the seed boot.
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1. A seed boot and seed positioner attachable to a furrow opener of a seed planter for directing seeds into a furrow and covering the seeds with soil comprising:
- the seed boot having laterally spaced side members, wall means laterally spaced and secured to the side members, said side members and wall means having a passage with an open inlet for receiving seeds and an open outlet end for directing the seeds into the furrow, said wall means having an extension for accommodating a fastener for securing the seed boot to a furrow opener;
a positioner for placing seeds moving from the outlet end of the passage in the soil and covering said seeds with soil, means for connecting the positioner to the wall means whereby the positioner extends rearwardly from the boot, said positioner comprising a member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and opposite side edges extended between said first and second ends, said second end having a linear transverse edge, said transverse edge having a transverse width greater than a transverse width of the first end whereby said side edges diverged from the first end to the second end of the member, said member having a longitudinal center section and longitudinal side sections joined to the center section, said side sections being located in intersecting planes angularly located relative to each other whereby the side sections confine the seeds to at least one linear row of seeds and cover the seeds with soil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- the seed boot having laterally spaced side members, wall means laterally spaced and secured to the side members, said side members and wall means having a passage with an open inlet for receiving seeds and an open outlet end for directing the seeds into the furrow, said wall means having an extension for accommodating a fastener for securing the seed boot to a furrow opener;
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12. A seed boot attachable to a furrow opener of a seed planter for directing seeds into a furrow comprising:
- first and second side members, wall means located between and secured to the side members laterally spacing the side members from each other, said wall means having a top wall, a middle wall, and a bottom wall, said top and middle walls and side members having a passage with an open inlet end for receiving seeds and an open outlet end for transporting the seeds and directing the seeds into the furrow, said bottom wall having an extension adapted to be attached to a furrow opener, said side members and bottom wall have a pocket for accommodating a portion of a furrow opener for restraining movement of the seed boot relative to the furrow opener.
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16. A seed positioner for a tool for placing seeds in soil comprising:
an ultra high molecular weight plastic member having a transverse forward end, a transverse trailing end and linear opposite side edges extended between said ends, said trailing end having a linear transverse edge, said transverse edge having a transverse width greater than a transverse width of the forward end whereby said side edges diverge from the forward end to the trailing end of the member, said member having a longitudinal curvature from the forward end to the trailing end thereof and longitudinal side sections having a broad transverse V-shape configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A seed positioner for a tool for placing seeds in soil comprising:
a member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and opposite side edges extended between said first and second ends, said second end having a linear transverse edge, said transverse edge having a transverse width greater than a transverse width of the first end whereby said side edges diverged from the first end to the second end of the member, said member having a longitudinal center section and longitudinal side sections joined to the center section, said side sections being located in intersecting planes angularly located relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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