Agricultural row unit apparatus, systems and methods
US9408337B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/201
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural row unit apparatus, systems, methods for effectively creating a trench having an improved configuration and for improved product placement in or near the trench wherein the trench has a vertical sidewall and an angled sidewall. In some embodiments, a cavity is created adjacent the bottom of the trench. In some embodiments, the depth of the trench is maintained by a gauge wheel compacting soil adjacent to the angled sidewall. In some embodiments, fertilizer or other liquid or crop input is placed in the soil on the side of the trench opposite the gauge wheel. In some embodiments, two trenches each having a vertical sidewall and an angled sidewall are created by a single row unit.
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