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Seed furrow closing apparatus

  • US 8,333,161 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2009
  • Issued: 12/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A seed furrow closing wheel comprising:

  • a generally dish-shaped body having a central portion and a circumferentially extending, peripheral flange portion that projects obliquely outwardly away from said central portion,said flange portion being circumferentially notched to present a series of circumferentially spaced, obliquely projecting teeth, said teeth curving rearwardly with respect to the normal direction of rotation of the wheel,said body having a generally concave front side and a generally convex back side,the back sides of said teeth presenting a series of wedge surfaces for use in displacing and fragmenting a sidewall of the furrow as the wheel rotates down into the ground during use.

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