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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Gerard F. Bourgault, St. Brieux, CA;
Mark Cresswell, Tisdale, CA;
Inventors:
Gerard F. Bourgault, St. Brieux, CA;
Mark Cresswell, Tisdale, CA;
Assignee:
Bourgault Industries Ltd., , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/18 (2006.01); A01C 13/00 (2006.01); A01C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seeding apparatus having a furrow opener attached to a first trailing arm, sensor for sensing the amount of ground force to which the furrow opener is being subjected, a second trailing arm, a packing wheel in secure engagement with the second trailing arm and adapted to pack a seeded furrow, an actuator and a control device in communication with the actuator and in communication with the sensor for applying a variable bias force to the packing wheel.