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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred Dean Yoder, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
111194 ; 111 60 ; 111 62 ; 111 54 ; 111 66 ; 172538 ;
Abstract
A support for a seed firming wheel of an agricultural planter. The support comprises a frame member, a link pivotally coupled to the frame member and a spring positioned between the link and frame member. The frame member is also provided with a pivot assembly to which the link is pivotally mounted. The seed firming wheel is rotatively mounted to the link. A lockup link is positioned between the frame member and the link for holding the seed firming wheel in a non-working position.