Agricultural row unit accessory
AssigneeHarvest International, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Alan Sivinski, Byron James Friesen, Garry D. Friesen
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Abstract
A tool assembly for a planter row unit resides at the forward end of the row unit beneath the tool bar. The assembly includes a bracket assembly connected to the row unit, with a ground engaging tool removably mounted on the bracket assembly for movement between raised and lowered positions. A linear actuator controls the position of the tool. The tool may also include a depth control mechanism. Different tools can be interchanged on the bracket assembly.
Claims13
An accessory for use with an agricultural row planter mounted on a tool bar, comprising:
- a first tool assembly;
- a second tool assembly;
- a linkage assembly extending from the tool bar in front of the agricultural row planter;
- one of the first and second tool assemblies being selectively mounted on the linkage assembly using a quick coupler connection so as to reside below the tool bar and in front of the agricultural row planter;
- the quick coupler connection including hooks on the first and second tool assemblies to hook onto the linkage assembly, and retained with a single, removable retention member extending horizontally through the linkage assembly above the hooks for securing the hooks to the linkage assembly;
- the first and second tool assemblies being interchangeable with one another;
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- an actuator to pivot the linkage assembly between raised and lowered positions.
An accessory for an agricultural planter row unit mounted to a tool bar, comprising:
- a first frame supporting a rotatable member;
- a bracket assembly for mounting the first frame to the tool bar ahead of the agricultural planter row unit;
- the rotatable member being movable between a lowered position engaging the ground and a raised position disengaged from the ground;
- the first frame having hooks for mounting the first frame to the bracket assembly;
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- a single retention pin extending horizontally through the bracket assembly above the hooks to retain the first frame on the bracket assembly.
An accessory for an agricultural row planter, comprising:
- a bracket extending downwardly from the tool bar;
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- a tool hooked to the bracket and retained by a pin extending horizontally through the bracket to preclude the tool from becoming unhooked from the bracket, the tool being adapted to work the soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.