Implements and application units having a trench closer for closing of a trench during applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields
US12256662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Implements and application units include a trench closer for closing a trench during applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a trench closer for a fertilizer applicator includes a bar moved through a field transverse to a direction of travel, a fertilizer applicator connected to the bar for forming a trench in soil. The fertilizer applicator comprises a coulter, a knife, or a coulter and a knife, and a trench closer disposed behind the fertilizer applicator in the direction of travel and connected to the fertilizer applicator or the bar.
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