Seed boot stabilizer
OwnerDaniel J. Altepeter, Andrew Altepeterinventors
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Abstract
A seed boot stabilizer configured to reduce movement of a seed boot may include a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first segment may include a first end configured to be coupled to the seed boot and a first planar face configured to extend away from an upper portion of the seed boot. The second segment is coupled to the first segment and may have a second planar face oriented at a first angle with respect to the first planar face of the first segment. The third segment is coupled to the second segment and may have a third planar face oriented at a second angle with respect to the second planar face of the second segment, the third segment including a second end configured to be coupled to the main arm to reduce movement of the seed boot.
Claims20
A seed boot stabilizer for maintaining a stability of a seed boot relative to a main arm, comprising:
- a first segment having a first end configured to be coupled to a seed boot and having a first planar face configured to extend away from an upper portion of the seed boot;
- a second segment coupled to the first segment and having a second planar face oriented at a first angle with respect to the first planar face of the first segment;
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- a third segment coupled to the second segment and having a third planar face oriented at a second angle with respect to the second planar face of the second segment, the third segment including a second end configured to be coupled to a main arm to at least partially reduce movement of the seed boot relative to the main arm.
A mounting assembly for a seed boot having a mounting flange proximate a forward end of the seed boot that is pivotably coupled to at least one mounting projection of a main arm, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a seed boot stabilizer including:
- a first segment having a first end configured to be coupled to the seed boot proximate a rearward end of the seed boot, the first segment having a first planar face configured to extend away from an upper portion of the seed boot;
- a second segment coupled to the first segment and having a second planar face oriented at a first angle with respect to the first planar face of the first segment;
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- a third segment coupled to the second segment and having a third planar face oriented at a second angle with respect to the second planar face of the second segment, the third segment including a second end configured to be coupled to a rearward portion of the main arm to at least partially reduce movement of the seed boot relative to the main arm.
A planter assembly for an air planter, comprising:
- an arm assembly including a main arm having at least one mounting projection;
- a seed boot having a seed inlet port disposed within a forward end thereof, and a seed exit port disposed within a rearward end thereof;
- a mounting assembly operatively coupling the seed boot to the arm assembly, the mounting assembly including:
- a mounting flange coupled to the seed boot proximate the forward end of the seed boot, the mounting flange being pivotably coupled to the at least one mounting projection of the main arm;
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- a seed boot stabilizer including:
- a first segment having a first end configured to be coupled to the seed boot proximate the rearward end of the seed boot, the first segment having a first planar face configured to extend away from an upper portion of the seed boot;
- a second segment coupled to the first segment and having a second planar face oriented at a first angle with respect to the first planar face of the first segment;
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- a third segment coupled to the second segment and having a third planar face oriented at a second angle with respect to the second planar face of the second segment, the third segment including a second end coupled to a rearward portion of the main arm to at least partially reduce movement of the seed boot relative to the main arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.