Agricultural implement having fluid delivery features
First Claim
1. An agricultural implement for delivering a fluid to the soil of an agricultural field, the agricultural implement comprising:
- a main frame;
an opener device attached to the frame for forming a furrow in the soil;
a closing device attached to the main frame and trailing the opener device for closing the furrow;
a pivoting assembly attached to the main frame;
an injection tine for delivering a fluid towards the furrow, the injection tine having a pivoting end attached to the pivoting assembly and a bottom end extending downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the closing device, the pivoting end being pivotably connected at the pivoting end such that the injection tine is freely pivotable in at least two independent pivotable directions relative to the furrow; and
a diffuser attached to the bottom end of the injection tine for expelling the fluid into the furrow.
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Abstract
An agricultural implement is directed to delivering a fluid to the soil of an agricultural field and includes a main frame attached to an opener device, a closing device, a pivoting assembly, and an injection tine. The opener device forms a furrow in the soil, the closing device trails the opener device for closing the furrow, and the injection tine delivers the fluid towards the furrow. The injection tine has a pivoting end attached to the pivoting assembly and a bottom end extending downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the closing device. The pivoting end is pivotably connected at the pivoting end such that the injection tine is freely pivotable in at least two independent pivotable directions relative to furrow. A diffuser is attached to the bottom end of the injection tine for expelling the fluid into the furrow.
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20 Claims
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1. An agricultural implement for delivering a fluid to the soil of an agricultural field, the agricultural implement comprising:
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a main frame; an opener device attached to the frame for forming a furrow in the soil; a closing device attached to the main frame and trailing the opener device for closing the furrow; a pivoting assembly attached to the main frame; an injection tine for delivering a fluid towards the furrow, the injection tine having a pivoting end attached to the pivoting assembly and a bottom end extending downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the closing device, the pivoting end being pivotably connected at the pivoting end such that the injection tine is freely pivotable in at least two independent pivotable directions relative to the furrow; and a diffuser attached to the bottom end of the injection tine for expelling the fluid into the furrow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of delivering a fluid to the soil of an agricultural field, the method comprising:
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forming a furrow in the soil with a towed opener device; closing the furrow with a towed closing device trailing the opener device; extending an injection tine downwardly into the furrow between the opener device and the closing device, the injection tine having an upper end pivotably connected to a pivoting assembly and a bottom end coupled to a diffuser; while the injection tine is moving within the furrow, freely moving the injection tine at the upper end in three independent pivotable directions for self-adjusting between opposite walls of the furrow; and expelling the fluid through the diffuser after the closing of the furrow. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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