Method and apparatus for improving air seeder boot
AssigneeLakeview Hutterian Brethren
InventorsDANNY WIPF, Joseph Hofer
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Abstract
In an air seeder assembly having a base mount member with a at least one base ear with a base bore, and a seed boot with at least one boot ear with a boot bore, a fastening assembly mounting the seed boot to the base mount member is disclosed. The fastening assembly comprises a fastener structure fastening the seed boot to the base mount member by extending through the base bore and the boot bore. The fastening assembly includes a fastener interface device inserted into at least one of the bores. The interface device comprises a substantially tubular insertion portion inserted into the at least one bore and a flange portion connected to the insertion portion, and extends radially outwardly from the insertion portion.
Claims19
1-5. (canceled)
An air seeder assembly comprising:
- a base mount member having a body and at least one base ear extending from the body, the base ear having a base bore formed therethrough;
- a seed boot defining a passage through which a seed moves, the seed boot comprising a conduit portion defining the passage and at least one boot ear extending from the conduit portion, the at least one boot ear being positioned adjacent to the at least one base ear of the base mount member, the at least one boot ear having a boot bore extending therethrough and aligned with the base bore;
- a fastener structure extending through the base bore of the at least one base ear and the boot bore of the at least one boot ear to fasten the seed boot to the base mount member;
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- a fastener interface device positioned between the fastener structure and one of the ears, the fastener interface device being inserted into at least one of the bores of the base bores and the boot bores.
A method of reducing wear on an air seeder assembly, comprising:
- providing an air seeder assembly having a base mount member with a body and a pair of base ears extending from the body and each having a base bore, and a seed boot with a conduit portion and a pair of boot ears extending from the conduit portion;
- providing a fastener interface device comprising a substantially tubular insertion portion and a flange portion connected to the insertion portion and extending radially outwardly from the insertion portion;
- inserting the fastener interface device in at least one of the bores by inserting the insertion portion of the interface device into the at least one bore;
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- extending the fastener structure through the fastener interface device to secure the seed boot to the base mount member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.