Seed conduit detachable coupler having a seed cut off
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorNathan Albert Mariman
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Abstract
A detachable coupler for a seed carrying conduit comprises a first male portion and a second female portion. The first male portion is provided with a circumferential latching engagement channel. One side of the channel is defined by a circumferential latching rim having an angled surface and a latching surface. The second portion is provided with at least two tongs. The tongs are provided with latches for engaging the latching channel. The second portion is also provided with a seed cut off comprising a sliding gate. The gate is slidably positioned in a slot formed in a tower integral with the second portion.
Claims20
A detachable coupler for a seed carrying conduit of an agricultural seeding machine, the detachable coupler having a coupled condition and an uncoupled condition, the detachable coupler defining a seed passage when the detachable coupler is in its coupled condition, the detachable coupler comprising:
- a first portion having a circumferential latching engagement channel that is provided with a circumferential latching surface;
- a second portion having at least two integral resilient latching tongs, each latching tong is provided with a handle, a resilient hinge and a latch, the latch being designed to engage the circumferential latching surface when the coupler is in its coupled condition, the second portion is also provided with a seed cut off having an open condition allowing seed to pass through the second portion, and a closed condition where seed is prevented from passing through the second portion.
A second portion of a detachable coupler for a seed carrying conduit of an agricultural seeding machine, the detachable coupler having a coupled condition and an uncoupled condition, the detachable coupler defining a seed passage when the detachable coupler is in its coupled condition, the second portion of the detachable coupler comprising:
- a cylindrical tube;
- at least two integral resilient latching tongs are located on the tube, each latching tong is provided with a handle, a resilient hinge and a latch;
- a seed cut off is located on the tube, the seed cut off having an open condition allowing seed to pass through the second portion and a closed condition where seed is prevented from passing through the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.