Agricultural implement for delivering multiple media to soil
First Claim
1. An agricultural implement for delivering multiple fluids to the soil of an agricultural field, the agricultural implement comprising:
- a frame carrying a soil cutting device for forming a furrow in the soil and a closing device trailing the cutting device for closing the furrow; and
a fluid delivery tine mounted on the frame and extending downwardly into the furrow between the cutting device and the closing device, the fluid delivery tine having a pair of coaxial tubes including an outer tube and an inner tube, the coaxial tubes forming an outer passageway between the outer tube and the inner tube for delivering a first fluid toward the furrow, the inner tube further having an internal passageway for delivering a second fluid toward the furrow, the fluid delivery tine further including a mixing chamber in which the first fluid and the second fluid are mixed prior to being applied to the furrow.
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Abstract
An agricultural implement is directed to delivering multiple fluids to the soil of an agricultural field. The implement includes a frame for carrying a soil cutting device and a closing device. The cutting device forms a furrow in the soil and the closing device, which trails the cutting device, closes the furrow. A fluid delivery tine is mounted on the frame and extends downwardly into the furrow between the cutting device and the closing device. The tine has a pair of coaxial tubes, including an outer tube and an inner tube, wherein the coaxial tubes form an outer passageway between the outer tube and the inner tube for delivering a first fluid toward the furrow. The inner tube has an internal passageway for delivering a second fluid toward the furrow.
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20 Claims
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1. An agricultural implement for delivering multiple fluids to the soil of an agricultural field, the agricultural implement comprising:
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a frame carrying a soil cutting device for forming a furrow in the soil and a closing device trailing the cutting device for closing the furrow; and a fluid delivery tine mounted on the frame and extending downwardly into the furrow between the cutting device and the closing device, the fluid delivery tine having a pair of coaxial tubes including an outer tube and an inner tube, the coaxial tubes forming an outer passageway between the outer tube and the inner tube for delivering a first fluid toward the furrow, the inner tube further having an internal passageway for delivering a second fluid toward the furrow, the fluid delivery tine further including a mixing chamber in which the first fluid and the second fluid are mixed prior to being applied to the furrow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of delivering multiple fluids to the soil of an agricultural field, the method comprising:
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forming a furrow in the soil with a towed cutting device; closing the furrow with a towed closing device trailing the cutting device; extending a fluid delivery tine downwardly into the furrow between the cutting device and the closing device, the fluid delivery tine having a bottom end coupled to a discharge nozzle; delivering, via the fluid delivery tine, two separate fluids into a mixing chamber of the discharge nozzle, a first one of the fluids being delivered via an outer passageway of the fluid delivery tine, and a second one of the fluids being delivered via an internal passageway of the fluid delivery tine, the internal passageway being coaxial with the outer passageway; mixing the two fluids in the mixing chamber to form a byproduct; and expelling the byproduct toward a bottom wall of the furrow prior to the closing of the furrow. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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