Planting – Drilling – Furrow closer
Patent
1989-09-25
1991-06-11
DeMille, Danton D.
Planting
Drilling
Furrow closer
111136, 172519, 301111, 301114, A01C 506, A01B 3528, A01B 2906, B60B 3710
Patent
active
050223330
ABSTRACT:
A towable, furrow opening seed planting assembly includes a mobile frame and a planting unit, the planting unit including a ground engaging opener, a seed depositing apparatus and a press wheel for covering the deposited seed with soil. A variety of different press wheels may be substituted through the use of adapters removably mounted on a universal press wheel arm whereby press wheels having different widths may be maintained in proper alignment with the furrow created by the opener for ensuring proper soil coverage and contact with the deposited seed.
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Photograph, marked Exhibit A, is a prior art press wheel arm constructed for mounting a first press wheel on one location.
Photograph, marked Exhibit B, is of the same press wheel arm as shown in Exhibit A but with a second press wheel movable at a second location on the arm.
Blueprint, marked as Exhibit C, entitled Combination P. W. Arm Weldment, dated 01/07/88, of the press wheel arm shown in Exhibits A and B.
Johnson Eric
McClure J. Michael
DeMille Danton D.
Great Plains Manufacturing Incorporated
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