Seed tube guard
First Claim
1. In combination, a seed tube guard for leading a seed tube through a furrow, and a frame member mountable to a seed planting machine, said seed tube guard comprising a body for fronting a seed tube, a first connection configuration formed in unitary fashion with said body for mounting said guard to said frame member, and said frame member comprising a second connection configuration, said first and second connection configurations mutually engagable together without the use of tools, or a fastener, by relative sliding movement of said guard with respect to said frame member.
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Abstract
A mutually-engageable or interlocking connection between a seed tube guard and a frame member mounted to a seed planting machine. The mutually-engageable connection includes a yoke having a front journal and a rear journal with a gap, the yoke, carried on the frame member, and a pin connected to a neck, carried by the guard. The pin is sized to fit between and into the front and rear journals, wherein the neck has a thickness less than a width of the gap in order to slide though the gap during installation, and a length to fit between and through the front and rear journals.
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20 Claims
- 1. In combination, a seed tube guard for leading a seed tube through a furrow, and a frame member mountable to a seed planting machine, said seed tube guard comprising a body for fronting a seed tube, a first connection configuration formed in unitary fashion with said body for mounting said guard to said frame member, and said frame member comprising a second connection configuration, said first and second connection configurations mutually engagable together without the use of tools, or a fastener, by relative sliding movement of said guard with respect to said frame member.
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6. In combination, a seed tube guard for leading a seed tube through a furrow, and a frame member mountable to a seed planting machine, said seed tube guard comprising a body for fronting a seed tube, a first connection configuration for mounting said guard to said frame member, and said frame member comprising a second connection configuration, said first and second connection configurations mutually engagable together;
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wherein one of said first and second connection configurations comprises a yoke comprising a front journal and a rear journal, said front journal comprising a first circular opening, and said rear journal comprising a second circular opening with a gap, said gap being angled to said vertical, and said respective other of said first and second connection configurations comprising a pin connected by a neck, said pin sized to fit between and into said first and second circular openings, said neck having a thickness less than a width of said gap, and a length to fit between said front and rear journals. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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- 9. In combination, a seed tube guard for leading a seed tube through a furrow, and a frame member mountable to a seed planting machine, said seed tube guard comprising a body for fronting a seed tube, a first connection configuration fixed to said body for mounting said guard to said frame member, and said frame member comprising a second connection configuration, said first and second connection configurations being hand-engageable together, without the use of a fastener, by an interlocking connection engaged by relative sliding and rotary movement of said guard with respect to said frame member.
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16. In combination, a seed tube guard for leading a seed tube through a furrow, and a frame member mountable to a seed planting machine, said seed tube guard comprising a body for fronting a seed tube, a first connection configuration for mounting said guard to said frame member, and said frame member comprising a second connection configuration, said first and second connection configurations being hand-engageable together by an interlocking connection;
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wherein one of said first and second connection configurations comprises a yoke comprising a front journal and a rear journal, said front journal comprising a first circular opening, and said rear journal comprising a second circular opening with a gap, said gap being angled to said vertical, and said respective other of said first and second connection configurations comprising a pin connected by a neck, said pin sized to fit between and into said first and second circular openings, said neck having a thickness less than a width of said gap, and a length to fit between said front and rear journals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. In combination, a seed tube guard for leading a seed tube through a furrow, and a frame member mountable to a seed planting machine, said seed tube guard comprising a body for fronting a seed tube, a first connection configuration for mounting said guard to said frame member, and said frame member comprising a second connection configuration, said first and second connection configurations being hand-engageable together by an interlocking connection;
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wherein said first and second connection configurations are engageable first by a relative sliding motion therebetween and second by a pivoting motion therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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