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Seed planter with equalizer assembly

  • US 9,204,590 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2012
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bracket for use with an agricultural planter comprising a trailing arm frame defining a pivot point thereon, the bracket comprising:

  • a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a fourth arm, and each of the arms joined to a middle portion of the bracket;

    two of the arms comprise a mounting end configured to rotatably and selectively receive a fertilizer furrow opener disc, and the other two arms comprise a mounting end configured to rotatably receive a furrow closer wheel;

    the two arms for receiving the fertilizer furrow opener disc enable two fertilizer furrows to be opened on opposing sides of a seed furrow; and

    the bracket configured so that when the bracket is joined to the trailing arm frame, a pivoted displacement of the fertilizer furrow opener discs in a first direction causes a pivoted displacement of the furrow closer wheels in a second direction opposite the first direction.

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