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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary D Hodapp, Mankato, MN (US);
James A Johnson, Cologne, MN (US);
Vincent J Tomlonovic, North Mankato, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hiniker Company, Mankato, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
111152 ; 111175 ;
Abstract
A row crop cultivator is provided with a seed dispensing manifold attached to and spanning the lay shares forming a part of its middleworker assembly. The seed distribution manifold is designed to randomly distribute seeds fed into it from a towed planter assembly that includes a seed hopper, metering means for feeding out seeds from the hopper in accordance with the ground speed of the apparatus and a blower for forcing the seeds through suitable tubes to the seed distribution manifold.