Grain box insert for seeding implement
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDaniel Michael Foley, Ralph Everette Stanfill
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Abstract
A seeding implement grain box is provided with a single piece molded plastic insert at the bottom of the box that forms an array of funnel sections having open lower ends that align with the openings in the grain box bottom wall. The funnel sections have sloping walls between each bottom wall opening to cover the flat portions of the bottom wall between the openings, thereby allowing the seed grain to completely empty from the grain box.
Claims17
A seeding implement comprising:
- a frame;
- a grain box supported on the frame and having a bottom wall with a plurality of spaced apart openings therethrough for seed to drop through, the grain box further having front and rear walls and opposite end walls;
- a seed meter associated with each of the openings in the bottom wall for metering seed dropping therethrough;
- the bottom wall being generally flat with the front and rear walls being inclined downwardly toward the bottom wall;
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- an insert disposed above the bottom wall and extending between the opposite end walls, the insert forming an array of funnel sections with one funnel section for each opening in the bottom wall, each funnel section having an open lower end aligned with the associated opening in the grain box bottom wall and sloping walls between each opening whereby the portion of the bottom wall between the openings is covered by the sloping walls of the funnel sections.
A seeding implement comprising:
- a frame;
- a grain box supported on the frame and having a bottom wall with a plurality of spaced apart openings therethrough for seed to drop through, the grain box further having front and rear walls and opposite end walls;
- a seed meter associated with each of the openings in the bottom wall for metering seed dropping therethrough;
- the bottom wall being generally flat with the front and rear walls being inclined downwardly toward the bottom wall;
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- two insert pieces arranged end-to-end and disposed above the bottom wall, each insert forming an array of multiple funnel sections sized to fit above the bottom wall with each funnel section having an open lower end aligned with the associated opening in the grain box bottom wall and sloping walls between each opening whereby the portion of the bottom wall between the openings is covered by the sloping walls of the funnel sections.
An insert for a grain box of a seeding implement, the grain box having a bottom wall with a plurality of spaced apart openings therethrough for seed to drop through, the grain box further having front and rear walls and opposite end walls, the bottom wall being generally flat and the front and rear walls of the grain box being inclined downwardly toward the bottom wall, the insert comprising:
- a single piece forming an array of multiple funnel sections sized to fit over the bottom wall, each funnel section having an open lower end aligned with the associated opening in the grain box bottom wall and sloping walls between each opening whereby the bottom wall between the openings is covered by the sloping walls of the funnel sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.