Hand held seeder
US5414955A · kind A · utility
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7Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S47/901
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wand with a plurality of ports is provided with vacuum and vibration and with controls therefor. Seeds are drawn to the ports by the vacuum and are singulated by a seed covering a single port. The singulated seeds are each deposited in one of a plurality of plug trays by release of the vacuum and assisted by the vibration of the wand.
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