Seed planter apparatus and method
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1. A seed planter apparatus comprising:
- a seed meter including a housing assembly, the housing assembly including a cover releasably connected to a shell, the housing assembly including at least one opening formed in the housing assembly adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly, the disc dividing an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber, the disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc, and wherein the at least one opening formed in the housing assembly comprises a plurality of openings formed through the housing assembly.
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Abstract
A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly. The disc divides an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber. The disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc. The planter apparatus may also include a singulator assembly having rotatably spools, a rotatable chute door, a disc having clusters of openings for simultaneous release, and a one-piece baffle.
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1. A seed planter apparatus comprising:
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a seed meter including a housing assembly, the housing assembly including a cover releasably connected to a shell, the housing assembly including at least one opening formed in the housing assembly adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly, the disc dividing an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber, the disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc, and wherein the at least one opening formed in the housing assembly comprises a plurality of openings formed through the housing assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a seed planter apparatus comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing assembly including a cover releasably connected to a shell, the housing assembly including at least one opening formed in the housing assembly adjacent a seed discharge area, a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly, the disc dividing an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber, the disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc;
rotating the disc;
holding seeds in the disc openings while the disc openings align with the vacuum chamber for seed and air flow communication therewith;
releasing the seeds from the openings as the disc openings align with the vacuum chamber; and
flowing air through the opening formed in the housing assembly to promote the release of seeds from the disc.
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