Hydraulic scale for determining seeding density of a planter and method
OwnerMaximo Sallovitzinventor
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Abstract
A hydraulic scale for planter calibration is disclosed. The hydraulic scale includes a tube having indicia disposed thereon. The tube has a substantially closed bottom and a substantially open top. The indicia disposed on the tube include at least one scale having a zero line. The tube is configured to float substantially upright when positioned in a liquid, such that the zero line is substantially aligned with the surface of the liquid. A non-zero line portion of the scale is configured to align with the surface of the liquid when at least one of seeds and feed are placed within the tube.
Claims16
A hydraulic scale for planter calibration, comprising:
- a tube having a substantially closed bottom and a substantially open top;
- indicia disposed on the tube, the indicia including at least one scale having a zero line;
- a plurality of grooves disposed in the tube;
- and
- a plurality of weighted rings, wherein each of the weighted rings is removably insertable into one of the plurality of grooves,
- wherein the tube is configured to float substantially upright when positioned in a liquid such tat the zero line is substantially aligned with a surface of the liquid when the tube is substantially empty, and wherein a non-zero line portion of the scale is configured to align with the surface of the liquid when at least one of seeds and feed are placed within the tube.
A method for determining seeding density of a planter, comprising:
- providing a hydraulic scale including a tube having indicia thereon, a plurality of grooves disposed in the tube and a plurality of weighted rings, wherein each of the weighted rings is removably insertable into one of the plurality of grooves, and wherein the tube is configured to float substantially upright when positioned in a liquid, such that a zero line is substantially aligned with a surface of the liquid when the tube is substantially empty;
- collecting seeds placed by a planter as the planter travels a distance;
- placing the seeds within the hydraulic scale;
- placing the hydraulic scale within a liquid;
- and
- observing where the surface of the liquid intersects the indicia on the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.