Soil tilling and planting implement

• US 8,430,179 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2010
• Issued: 04/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: L & B Manufacturing, Inc.
• Original Assignee: L & B Manufacturing, Inc.
• Inventors: Van Buskirk, Loyd C., Meldahl, Brian R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Novosad, Christopher J
• Application Number:
  US12/771,219
• Publication Number:
  US 20100275827A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,096 Days
• Field of Search: 111/118, 111/140, 111/170, 111/139, 111/149, 111/157, 111/163, 111/167, 111/927, 172/540, 172/542, 172/551, 172554-556, 172/1, 172/189, 172/518, 172/604, 172/599, 172/601, 172/165, 172/166, 172/701, 172/552, 172/548, 172/140, 172/145, 172149-151, 172/170, 172/172, 172/173, 172/184, 172/187, 172/195, 172/198, 172/260.5, 172/239, 172/261, 172263-268, 172272-275, 172/810, 172/310, 172315-318, 172/321, 172324-326, 172/387, 172/388, 172/391, 172/394, 172/395, 172/407, 172/413, 172/423, 172/424, 172/452, 172/468, 172/453, 172483-485, 172/613, 172/619, 172/624, 172/624.5, 172634-637, 172/657, 172661-663, 172/668, 172/675, 172677-681, 172/684.5, 172/685, 172/705, 172/711, 172/714, 172/734, 172/736, 172/739, 172/740, 172/748, 172/752, 172/762, 172/763, 172/765, 172/766, 172/771, 701/50
• US Class Current: 172/166
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 29/048 Bar cage rollers
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 33/024 with disk-like tools
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 33/087 Lifting devices; Depth regulation devices; Mountings
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 35/16 with rotating or circulating non-propelled tools
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 49/06 for sowing or fertilising
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 61/048 the connection or the energy accumulator being active in two opposite directions, e.g. for reversible plows
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 63/10 operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 63/111 regulating working depth of implements
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 63/32 operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means without automatic control
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/006 Minimum till seeding
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/203 comprising depth regulation means
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/205 comprising pressure regulation means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/20 Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 111/927 Parallelogram mounting

Abstract

The combination of a rolling basket tillage implement and a seed distribution implement is disclosed. A height-adjustable mounting system for a rolling basket soil tillage implement is also disclosed for use with a planter that enables such an implement to be raised above the soil as needed to avoid wet conditions.

Claims

1. A soil conditioning implement comprising a remotely controllable height-adjustable attachment mechanism for a mounting arrangement for a soil conditioning implement further comprising:

(a) a mounting plate adapted to be fixed to a device that is adapted to be drawn by a prime mover;

(b) a pair of arms pivotally attached to the mounting plate in parallel, spaced relation flanking said soil conditioning implement, said arms extending away from the mounting plate;

(c) a rolling basket tillage implement journaled for rotation between the pair of arms; and

(d) a remotely controllable mechanical device operatively coupled between the mounting plate and the pair of arms for selectively raising and lowering the rolling basket tillage implement relative to the ground or providing a directional force on said tillage implement.

2. A soil conditioning implement as in claim 1 wherein said mechanical device is selected from single and dual acting air bag systems.

3. A soil conditioning implement as in claim 1 further comprising a control system for said mechanical device that is operable from said prime mover.

4. A soil conditioning implement as in claim 1 wherein the prime mover is a tractor.

5. A soil conditioning implement as in claim 1 wherein said mechanical device comprises a dual acting air bag.

6. A soil conditioning implement as in claim 1 wherein said mechanical device comprises a single acting air bag.