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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Hodel, Morton, IL (US);
Kent Levy, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01); A01C 7/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seed firmer for firming seeds deposited in the seed trench to ensure good seed-to-soil contact. A bracket mounts the seed firmer to the row unit frame such that the seed firmer is aligned with the seed trench. The seed firmer includes a resilient insert positioned in the firmer body to stiffen the seed firmer to more resiliently firm the seed into the soil.