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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Terry Lee Snipes, East Moline, IL (US);
Jay Harold Olson, Moline, IL (US);
John Wesley Hoy, Coffeyville, KS (US);
Terry Lee Snipes, East Moline, IL (US);
Jay Harold Olson, Moline, IL (US);
John Wesley Hoy, Coffeyville, KS (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An air divider having a shutoff plate for converting row spacing on a seeding implement. A reversible shutoff plate has a closed position wherein one end of the plate extends through a slot and completely blocks a leg of a Y-shaped output end of the divider. By reversing the shutoff plate, the leg is opened to air and material flow. The shutoff plate is retained in a clip or post adjacent the slot in both the closed and open positions. A seal closes the slot if the shutoff plate is not inserted and permits the shutoff plate option to be selected at any time.