US 10,306,823 B1Granted

Seeding opener system

OwnerFarren W. Richardinventor

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Abstract

A seeding opener system which allows seeds or other particulate materials to be spread at an appropriate depth with minimal disruption of the ground surface. The seeding opener system generally includes an implement which is driven by a tractor. A cutter extends from the implement which includes a blade adapted to cut into the ground surface beneath the implement. The cutter is adjustable so as to lower the blade to a desired depth beneath the ground surface, or raise the blade above the ground surface when not in use. The blade includes a configuration which ensures that soil backfills over the blade to minimize disturbance of the ground surface during seeding operations. A deflector on the lower end of the blade ensures that seeds are uniformly distributed beneath the ground surface when in use.

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Dependent claims

A cutter for a seeding system, comprising:

a blade comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end, a rear end, a first side, and a second side, wherein the blade is adapted to be driven below a ground surface so as to cut the ground surface, wherein the rear end of the blade comprises a first rear edge and a second rear edge, the first rear edge and the second rear edge being cinched together so as to define an upper opening for receiving a seed conduit adapted to distribute a plurality of seeds;
a first front face near the first side of the blade, wherein the first front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade;
a deflector on the lower end of the blade for deflecting seeds from the seed conduit toward either of the first side or second side of the blade, the deflector comprising a V-shaped projection extending downwardly from the lower end of the blade, wherein the deflector is angled toward the upper opening, wherein the deflector is positioned underneath the upper opening such that the plurality of seeds are deflected in one of a plurality of directions by the deflector;
wherein the first front face comprises a first cutting edge, the first cutting edge extending angularly along the first side of the blade;
a second front face near the second side of the blade, wherein the second front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade;
and
wherein the second front face comprises a second cutting edge, the second cutting edge extending angularly along the second side of the blade.

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A seeding system, comprising:

an implement adapted to traverse a ground surface;
a seed disc opener connected to the implement;
a seed conduit for distributing a plurality of seeds;
a cutter connected to the implement behind the seed disc opener, the cutter comprising:
a blade comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end, a rear end, a first side, and a second side, wherein the blade is adapted to be driven below a ground surface so as to cut the ground surface, wherein the rear end of the blade comprises a first rear edge and a second rear edge, the first rear edge and the second rear edge being cinched together so as to define an upper opening for receiving a seed conduit adapted to distribute a plurality of seeds;
a first front face near the first side of the blade, wherein the first front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade;
a deflector on the lower end of the blade for deflecting seeds from the seed conduit toward either of the first side or second side of the blade, the deflector comprising a first angled member angled toward the first side of the blade and a second angled member angled toward the second side of the blade, wherein the deflector comprises a first edge on the first angled member, a second edge on the second angled member, and a rear edge, wherein the deflector extends downwardly from the lower end of the blade, wherein the deflector is angled toward the upper opening, wherein the deflector is positioned underneath the upper opening such that the plurality of seeds are deflected in one of a plurality of directions by the deflector;
wherein the first front face comprises a first cutting edge, the first cutting edge extending angularly along the first side of the blade;
a second front face near the second side of the blade, wherein the second front face extends from the front end of the blade toward the rear end of the blade;
wherein the second front face comprises a second cutting edge, the second cutting edge extending angularly along the second side of the blade;
and
a wheel assembly connected behind the cutter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/957,239Filed 19 Apr 2018
Granted: 4 Jun 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A01C 5/062
Machines for making or covering drills or furrows for sowing or planting: devices for making drills or furrows
A01B 15/02
Elements, tools, or details of ploughs: plough blades; Fixing the blades
A01B 35/26
Non-rotating tools; Resilient or flexible mounting of rigid tools: rigid tools
A01B 49/06
Combinations of soil-working tools with non-soil-working tools, e.g. planting tools: for sowing or fertilising

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