Agricultural furrowing tool

• US 7,506,595 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2007
• Issued: 03/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gen Manufacturing
• Original Assignee: Gen Manufacturing
• Inventors: Bergen, Henry J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Novosad; Christopher J.
• Application Number:
  US11/874,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20080115707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• Field of Search: 111/152, 111/124, 172721-733, 172765-770
• US Class Current: 111/152
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/062 Devices for making drills or furrows

Abstract

A ground engaging furrowing tool for paired row seeding comprising a body having a forward leading point, a bottom and laterally outwardly extending wing members. Each wing member including a leading edge that flares rearward to a trailing edge to form a generally V-shaped profile bottom surface, the trailing edge of each wing member including a seed outlet only open in a rearward direction.

Claims

1. An agricultural furrowing tool, comprising:

a body of unitary construction having a forward leading point, a bottom, a top and laterally outwardly extending wing members, each wing member including a leading edge that flares rearward to a trailing edge such that the bottom has a generally continuous V-shaped profile, the body further including a single seed inlet formed in the top of the body proximate the forward leading point and a pair of seed outlets formed in the top of the body, one of the seed outlets formed within one wing member proximate the trailing edge and the other one of the seed outlets formed within the other wing member proximate the trailing edge, the seed inlet located between the seed outlets such that material dispensed from the seed inlet travels downwardly and rearwardly to the seed outlets.

2. An agricultural furrowing tool, comprising:

a body of unitary construction having a forward leading point with respect to a direction of travel of the body, a bottom, a top and laterally outwardly extending wing members, each wing member including a leading edge that flares rearward to a trailing edge such that the bottom has a generally continuous V-shaped profile, the body further including a seed inlet formed in the top of the body proximate the forward leading point and a seed outlet formed in the top of the body within each wing member proximate the trailing edge such that material dispensed from the seed inlet travels downwardly and rearwardly to the seed outlet such that the material exits the body in an opposite direction with respect to the direction of travel of the body.