Quick connect dual coupler assembly for a drop-down applicator assembly of an agricultural sprayer

An applicator assembly configured to be coupled to a support boom of an agricultural machine that is moveable across a surface in a travel direction, the agricultural machine comprising a product tank for storing a product, the applicator assembly comprising:

• a frame having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion configured to be positioned in contact with or above the surface;
• a nozzle configured to be in fluid communication with the product tank;
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• a coupler assembly configured to be coupled between the support boom and the frame, the coupler assembly comprising a first coupler portion and a second coupler portion;
• wherein the first coupler portion is configured to be coupled to the support boom, the first coupler portion comprising a female component and a locking component, wherein the first coupler portion is configured to be in communication with the product tank;
• wherein the second coupler portion is coupled to the frame, the second coupler portion comprising a male component;
• wherein, the applicator assembly is configured to be mechanically and fluidly coupled to the agricultural machine when the male component is inserted into the female component and the locking component engages with the male component;
• wherein, the coupler assembly is configured to limit rotational movement between the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion.

A method of coupling an applicator assembly to a support boom of an agricultural machine, the applicator assembly including a frame and at least one nozzle, the method comprising:

• providing a coupler assembly comprising a first coupler portion and a second coupler portion;
• aligning a male component of the second coupler portion with a female component of the first coupler portion;
• inserting the male component into engagement with the female component;
• releasably coupling the first coupler portion to the second coupler portion via a locking component;
• wherein, releasably coupling the first coupler portion to the second coupler portion comprises mechanically coupling the applicator assembly to the support boom and fluidly coupling the at least one nozzle to a product tank on the agricultural machine;
• wherein mechanically coupling the applicator assembly to the support boom limits rotational movement between the first coupler portion and the second coupler portion.