Row cleaner for agricultural seeder
AssigneeAgfocus LLC
InventorsBruce W. Freed, Brian E. Freed
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Abstract
The present invention is a row cleaning device having a main body with a proximal end and a distal end, the main body proximal end is adapted to mount to a seeder. A pivot leg has a first end and a second end, the first end is pivotally mounted to the main body distal end at a pivot, the second end extends toward the main body proximal end. A clearing implement is mounted to the pivot leg second end and rotates with respect to the pivot leg. The row cleaning device is adapted to be driven by a seeder in a direction of travel with the clearing implement being located behind the pivot in the direction of travel. The pivot leg pivots with respect to the main body as the clearing implement moves along the ground in the direction of travel.
Claims28
A row cleaning device comprising:
- a main body having a proximal end and a distal end, said main body proximal end being adapted to mount to a seeder;
- a pivot leg having a first end and a second end;
- a single pivot defining a pivot axis, said single pivot interconnecting said pivot leg first end to said main body distal end, said second end extends toward said main body proximal end;
- a clearing implement is mounted to said pivot leg second end;
- said row cleaning device is adapted to be driven by a seeder in a direction of travel;
- said clearing implement being located behind said pivot in said direction of travel;
- said pivot leg pivots with respect to said main body about said single pivot as said clearing implement moves along the ground in said direction of travel.
A row cleaning device comprising:
- a main body having a proximal end and a distal end, said main body proximal end being adapted to mount to a seeder;
- a pivot leg having a first end and a second end, said first end being pivotally mounted to said main body distal end at a pivot, said second end extending toward said main body proximal end, said pivot having a pivot spring to normally bias said pivot leg to said raise position;
- a control spring mounted between said main body and said pivot leg to force said pivot leg between a raised position and a lowered position, said control spring acts against said pivot spring to force said pivot leg to said lower position;
- a clearing implement mounted to said pivot leg second end;
- said row cleaning device being adapted to be driven by a seeder in a direction of travel;
- said clearing implement being located behind said pivot in said direction of travel;
- said pivot leg pivots with respect to said main body as said clearing implement moves along the ground in said direction of travel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.