Fertilizer placement tube
AssigneeL & D Ag Service, Inc.
InventorLarry Nelson
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Abstract
Disclosed is a fertilizer application system that may include a planter implement, a sleeve attached to the planter implement, and a flexible hose extending through at least a portion of the sleeve. In example embodiments the flexible hose may be configured to transport liquid fertilizer from a fertilizer tank to a furrow in a ground created by the planter implement.
Claims18
A fertilizer application system comprising:
- a planter implement comprising a shank, a seed tube guard attached to the shank, and a seed tube behind the seed tube guard;
- a sleeve having at least one bend;
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- a flexible hose extending through at least a portion of the sleeve, wherein the flexible hose is configured to transport liquid fertilizer from a fertilizer tank to a furrow in a ground created by the planter implement, wherein the sleeve includes a first portion and a second portion and the first portion is arranged so the seed tube guard is between the first portion and the seed tube and the second portion is arranged so the shank is between the second portion and the seed tube.
The application system 5, wherein the first angle is about 30 degrees and the second angle is about 29 degrees.
The application system 8, wherein the first angle is about 29 degrees, the second angle is about 16 degrees, and the third angle is about 16 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.