LIQUID DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING LIQUID INTO A SEED FURROW
First Claim
1. An extension for use with a farm machine for properly placing seeds in a seed furrow, the farm machine including a liquid supply hose for distributing liquid into the seed furrow, the seed furrow having a centrally located bottom portion and a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall extending upwardly and outwardly from the centrally located bottom portion of the seed furrow, said extension comprising:
- an elongate flexible body member defining a generally arcuate shape which provides a generally downwardly and rearwardly sweeping orientation, and also defining an upper segment and a lower segment;
the upper segment attachable to the farm machine;
the lower segment comprising an upper surface and a lower surface;
the lower segment defining a hole extending from the upper surface to the lower surface;
the lower segment configured to depend downwardly and rearwardly from the farm machine and extendible into the furrow; and
a fluid distribution member comprising a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the liquid supply hose and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the hole.
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Abstract
An extension for use with a planter, drill, or other farming implement having a seed tube that deposits seed in a furrow. The extension defines protrusions for attaching one or more liquid distribution apparatuses arranged to distribute liquid in a furrow well above the seeds, on the seeds, or both.
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25 Claims
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1. An extension for use with a farm machine for properly placing seeds in a seed furrow, the farm machine including a liquid supply hose for distributing liquid into the seed furrow, the seed furrow having a centrally located bottom portion and a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall extending upwardly and outwardly from the centrally located bottom portion of the seed furrow, said extension comprising:
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an elongate flexible body member defining a generally arcuate shape which provides a generally downwardly and rearwardly sweeping orientation, and also defining an upper segment and a lower segment; the upper segment attachable to the farm machine; the lower segment comprising an upper surface and a lower surface; the lower segment defining a hole extending from the upper surface to the lower surface; the lower segment configured to depend downwardly and rearwardly from the farm machine and extendible into the furrow; and a fluid distribution member comprising a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the liquid supply hose and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fluid distribution member for use with a farm machine for properly placing seeds in a furrow, the farm machine including at liquid supply hose for distributing liquid into the seed furrow and an extension, the extension including a lower segment including first and second protrusions extending from a first surface of lower segment and defining a hole extending from the first surface to a second surface of the lower segment, the seed furrow having a centrally located bottom portion and a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall extending upwardly and outwardly from the centrally located bottom portion of the furrow, said fluid distribution member comprising:
a body defining a fluid inlet to fluidly communicate with the liquid supply hose, a fluid outlet to fluidly communicate with the hole, and a fluid passage fluidly connecting the fluid inlet with the fluid outlet, the fluid passage including at least first and second portions with the second portion extending away from the first portion at an angle relative to the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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