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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Beth A. Wolfs, Tiffin, IA (US);
Jerry Samuelson, Woodhull, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/14 (2006.01); B65G 65/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/046 (2013.01); A01C 7/0443 (2023.05); A01C 7/0445 (2023.05); A01C 7/082 (2013.01); A01C 7/102 (2013.01); A01C 7/14 (2013.01); B65G 65/4881 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kickout wheel assembly for removing seeds from a seed metering member. The kickout wheel assembly includes a first kickout wheel configured to rotate to remove seeds from the seed metering member, and a second kickout wheel configured to rotate to remove seeds from the seed metering member. The second kickout wheel is journaled independently from the first kickout wheel.