Seed boot attachment

• US 7,055,619 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2004
• Issued: 06/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark Linnebur
• Original Assignee: Mark Linnebur
• Inventors: Linnebur, Mark Anthony, Linnebur, Lloyd
• Primary Examiner(s): BATSON, VICTOR D
• Application Number:
  US10/776,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20050172871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: 111/186, 111/187, 111/188, 111/195, 111/152, 111/174, 111/123, 111/124, 172/721, 172/722, 172/724, 172/726, 172/728, 172/730, 172/733, 172/727, 172/769, 172/772, 172/772.5
• US Class Current: 172/772.5
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/062 Devices for making drills or furrows
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/20 Parts of seeders for conducting and depositing seed
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/00 Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries

Abstract

This invention is an apparatus for planting seed and injecting dry fertilizer (dry granular material) with an air seeder, chisel plow or cultivator with air seeder components while at the same time tiling the soil. The apparatus consists of a vertically oriented conveyance tube that directs the granular material into a groove formed by the apparatus by means of a knife mounted to the underside of a triangular configured bracket which also serves as the mounting structure. The seed and fertilizer are injected into the groove, below the compacted sweep layer (formed by the sweep shovel) and next to firm soil that does not dry out as would the loose soil above the sweep layer.

Claims

1. A seed boot for use in combination with an air seeder, chisel plow or cultivator having air seeder components capable of injecting dry granular material vertically downward into a groove in the soil and including a plurality of chisel shank units, comprising;

a. a vertically oriented conveyance tube having an inlet connectable to a source of granular material transported by means of pressurized air, and an exit which is formed for precise granular material injection and formed to prevent soil from jamming up into said exit and

b. a triangular configured bracket comprising a forward slanted portion, a rearward portion extending substantially vertically during operation and a bottom portion extending substantially horizontally during operation, with the bracket providing structural support and further including a means of directly mounting said bracket to at least one said plurality of chisel shank units by means of mounting holes in said forward slanted portion of said bracket, said conveyance tube being mounted directly to said rearward substantially vertical portion of said bracket and

c. a replaceable knife mounted directly to a vertically extending mounting tab, said mounting tab directly mounted to an underside of said bottom portion of said bracket, said replaceable knife vertically aligned with said bracket and positioned adjacent a front of said conveyance tube exit during operation, said knife configured to penetrate a compacted layer formed by a sweep shovel, which in turn forms said groove below said compacted layer.

2. The seed boot as set forth in claim 1, mounted to said at least one chisel shank unit, in combination with a sweep shovel having wings with top edges, said sweep shovel being mounted to a front side of said at least one chisel shank unit.