Apparatus for application of liquids or liquid-solid dispersions to soil, and a kit to adapt soil aeration or tillage devices to further supply liquids or liquid-solid dispersions to soil

An apparatus for application of liquid manure to soil, comprising:

• frame means, adapted for releasable connection to a vehicle to permit passage of such apparatus over soil;
• conduit means, having a distal end and a proximal end, adapted at said distal end to be releasibly coupled and in fluid communication with a source of said liquid manure, pivotably coupled to said frame means so as to permit pivotable movement thereof in a substantially horizontal plane about a vertical axis extending proximate said proximal end of said conduit means;
• a substantially horizontal conduit member portion at said proximal end of said conduit means, having extending outwardly therefrom and in fluid communication therewith a plurality of manifold members;
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• a plurality of flexible tube members, in fluid communication respectively with each of said manifold members and extending outwardly therefrom, each adapted to permit delivery of said liquid manure to said soil.

A kit adapted to be coupled to a soil tillage or soil aeration device to further adapt said device to apply liquid-solid dispersions to soil being aerated or tilled, comprising:

• elongate conduit means, having a distal end and a proximal end, having coupling proximate a distal end thereof to permit connection to a source of supply of a liquid-solid dispersion, said conduit means further comprising:
• i) a conduit member portion situated proximate said proximal end, having extending outwardly therefrom and for fluid communication therewith a plurality of manifold members;
• ii) a pivot member, extending substantially horizontally and fixedly attached to said conduit means intermediate said conduit member portion and said distal end, adapted for pivotable coupling to said tillage or soil aeration device so as to permit said proximal end of said conduit means to pivot in a substantially horizontal plane about a substantially vertical axis;
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• a plurality of flexible tube members, adapted for physical connection respectively to said manifold members, to permit delivery of said liquid-solid dispersion to soil.

An apparatus for combined application of a liquid or liquid-solid solution to soil as well as tillage or aeration of said soil, comprising:

• frame means, adapted for releasable connection to a vehicle to permit passage of such apparatus over soil;
• conduit means, having a distal end and a proximal end, adapted at said distal end to be releasibly coupled and in fluid communication with a source of said liquid or liquid-solid solution, pivotably coupled to said frame means via a pivot member, said pivot member coupled to said conduit means at a location intermediate said proximal end and said distal end so as to permit pivotable movement of said conduit means in a substantially horizontal plane about a vertical axis;
• a conduit member portion at said proximal end of said conduit means, having extending outwardly therefrom and in fluid communication therewith a plurality of manifold members, adapted for pivotal rotation about said vertical axis;
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• a plurality of flexible tube members, in fluid communication respectively with each of said manifold members and extending outwardly therefrom, each adapted to permit delivery of said liquid or liquid-solid solution to said soil.