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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Nicholas George Alfred Ryder, Saskatoon, CA;
Montgomerie Summach, Saskatoon, CA;
Gerard James Gadzella, Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
Nicholas George Alfred Ryder, Saskatoon, CA;
Montgomerie Summach, Saskatoon, CA;
Gerard James Gadzella, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignee:
CNH Canada, Ltd., , CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 15/00 (2006.01); A01B 39/20 (2006.01); A01B 49/04 (2006.01); A01B 59/00 (2006.01); A01C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a lost motion linkage, a hoe opener, and a packer wheel. The design provides improved seeding accuracy, by adjusting assembly components to and compensating for changes in terrain elevation.