Planter with cup belt meter

Details Planter with cup belt meter Planter with cup belt meter

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Novosad, Christopher J. (Department: 3641)

Planting

Drilling

Having depositor feature

Reexamination Certificate

active

08001913

ABSTRACT:
A seed belt cup planter includes seed-intercepting indexing pocket structure facing an adjacent cup on the downward run of the belt towards a furrow for orienting the seed released from the adjacent cup relative to the furrow. In one embodiment, the indexing pocket structure is located on the underside of the cups and receives and orients a cylindrically shaped seed such as a short sugar cane billet. The seed pickup side of the cup is shaped to efficiently receive cylindrical seeds as well as round and oval seeds of differing sizes from a seed puddle. A divider located in the seed hopper between adjacent columns of cups helps channel the seed to the cups and limits pressure on the seed puddle.

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