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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Stanley R. Borkgren, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); A01C 7/12 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 7/082 (2013.01); A01C 7/128 (2013.01); A01C 7/201 (2013.01); A01C 19/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seed metering system for metering a plurality of seeds includes a meter housing having a first side and a second side. A seed inlet is positioned at the first side and an aperture is positioned at the second side. The seed metering system further includes a hub mounted within the aperture, a retaining member located at the hub, and a metering member positioned on the hub. The metering member compressively engages the retaining member.