Seed covering apparatus

Details Seed covering apparatus Seed covering apparatus

1993-04-20

1994-12-27

Reese, Randolph A.

Planting

Drilling

Furrow closer

301128, 111190, 172603, 172747, 172741, A01C 504

Patent

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053755421

ABSTRACT:
A seed covering apparatus for covering seeds with soil after an agricultural seed planter places the seeds within an open seed trench and before the planter closes the seed trench. The apparatus includes a disk with a center guide hole and a sealed bearing attached within the guide hole. An adjustable mounting assembly fixes the sealed bearing to the planter so that the disk can rotate about the bearing along one side of the seed trench. The mounting assembly orients the disk at an acute angle to the seed trench so that rotation of the disk along the side of the trench transfers soil from the side into the bottom of the seed trench. The transferred soil completely covers the seeds within the trench prior to closure of the trench by the planter.

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