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Agricultural apparatus with hybrid single-disk, double-disk coulter arrangement

  • US 9,215,838 B2
  • Filed: 10/22/2013
  • Issued: 12/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An agricultural row unit assembly comprising:

  • an attachment frame configured for attachment to a tow bar movable in a direction of travel;

    a swing-arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being coupled to the attachment frame;

    an opener disk mounted to and offset from the distal end of the swing-arm for forming a furrow, the opener disk being configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the direction of travel;

    a deflecting disk mounted to the distal end of the swing-arm for deflecting debris from entering the furrow, the deflecting disk being mounted between the distal end of the swing-arm and the opener disk, the deflecting disk being configured to rotate about a second axis relative to the direction of travel, the second axis being different than the first axis; and

    a closing wheel coupled to the attachment frame for closing the furrow.

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