公开(公告)号：US20200225206A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16651324

申请日：2018-10-02

Applicant: Precision Planting, LLC

Inventor： Michael Strnad ,  Timothy Kater

IPC: G01N33/24 ,  A01C5/06 ,  A01B49/06 ,  A01B61/00

Abstract: A soil apparatus (e.g., seed firmer) having a locking system is described herein. In one embodiment, the soil apparatus includes a lower base portion for engaging in soil of an agricultural field, an upper base portion, and a neck portion having protrusions to insert into the lower base portion of a base and then lock when a region of the upper base portion is inserted into the lower base portion and this region of the upper base portion presses the protrusions to lock the neck portion to the upper base portion.

公开(公告)号：US20180263174A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15982798

申请日：2018-05-17

Applicant: PRECISION PLANTING LLC

Inventor： Jeremy Hodel ,  Douglas Urbaniak ,  Timothy Kater

IPC: A01C5/06

CPC classification number: A01C5/068 ,  A01C5/064 ,  A01C5/066 ,  A01C7/04 ,  A01C7/06 ,  A01C7/203

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for closing a planting trench. Embodiments include a disc assembly for loosening soil adjacent to the planting trench. In some embodiments a closing wheel assembly pivots relative to a subframe of a row unit of a planter.