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US 12,745,694 B2Granted
Seed meter with integral mounting method for row crop planter and associated systems and methods
AssigneeAg Leader Technology
InventorAlex Hartogh
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Abstract
A seed meter assembly comprising a main body assembly comprising, a pivot mounting point, a first meter half shell, a seed hopper, and two snap-in attachments. The meter assembly also including a meter cover assembly comprising a second meter half shell and a seed disc, wherein the meter cover assembly and the main body assembly are configured to be fitted together. The meter assembly also including a support structure configured to be attached to the two snap-in attachments to support the weight of the meter assembly and maintaining access to the meter assembly.
Claims11
A seed meter assembly comprising:
- (a) a main body assembly comprising:
- (i) a pivot mounting point and
- (ii) two snap-in attachments,
- (b) a meter cover assembly, wherein the meter cover assembly and the main body assembly are configured to be releasably engaged;
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- (c) a support structure configured to be attached to the two snap-in attachments to support the weight of the seed meter assembly and maintain access to the seed meter assembly, wherein the support structure comprises:
- (i) a first arm;
- (ii) a second arm;
- (iii) a first snap-in feature at the distal end of the first arm;
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- (iv) a second snap-in feature at the distal end of the second arm,
- wherein the first snap-in feature is configured to engage a first of the two snap-in attachments and wherein the second snap-in feature is configured to engage a second of the two snap-in attachments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.