Dual configurable distribution nurse system

A planting implement comprising:

• a mobile frame adapted for movement over the ground;
• a mechanism for creating and channeling a stream of air through a conduit;
• a hopper for carrying a supply of product to be dispensed to the ground, said hopper having a discharge opening for the passage of said product;
• a planting mechanism engageable with the ground for planting product therein;
• a nurse mechanism supported on said hopper to communicate with said discharge opening and said conduit to receive product from said hopper and intercept the flow of air coming from said mechanism for creating an air stream through said nurse mechanism, said nurse mechanism entraining product within said air stream for conveyance through a discharge tub in flow communication with said nurse mechanism;
• a plurality of receivers at said planting mechanism in flow communication with said discharge tube to receive product entrained in said air stream, each said receiver accumulating a supply of product for utilization by said planting mechanism;
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• a selectively moveable blocking mechanism having a first and second outlet associated with a first and second of said receivers and being movable between an open position to direct product to flow through said first and second outlets and a blocking position to block the delivery of said product from at least one of said outlets.

In a planting implement having a frame adapted for movement over the ground, a hopper supported on said frame for carrying a supply of seed, said hopper having a lower portion including a discharge opening through which seed particles pass to exit said hopper;

• a mechanism for creating a flow of air through a conduit;
• and a remote planting mechanism engageable with the ground for the planting of seeds therein, the improvement comprising:
• a nurse mechanism supported on said hopper to communicate with said discharge opening and said conduit to receive seeds from said hopper and intercept the flow of air coming from said mechanism for creating an air stream through said nurse mechanism, said nurse mechanism entraining seeds within said air stream for conveyance through a primary line in flow communication with said nurse mechanism;
• a plurality of receiver headers operatively coupled to a plurality of storage bins, said receiver headers each having a plurality of legs in fluid communication with an outlet line associated with each respective storage bin, each receiver header being further coupled to the primary line and having an air vent that limits a flow rate of said air stream through the header depending on a volume of amassed seeds;
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• a movable baffle positioned internally of each of said receiver headers and located at the interface of at least one of said legs and the corresponding said outlet line such that said corresponding outlet line can be blocked by said baffle to prevent the flow of said air stream and said entrained seeds into said corresponding outlet line.