MOLDED BOOT FOR DISPENSING SEEDS AND TREATMENT

摘要

A double shoot dispensing system including a shank for opening a treatment trench, a seed shovel for creating left and right seed shelves above and on opposite sides of the treatment trench, and a two-piece boot body having a plurality of internal passages defined by assembled left and right halves of the body. A first passage directs the seeds onto the seed shelves, a second passage directs a granular fertilizer treatment into the treatment trench, and first and second tube passages receive first and second tubes delivering additional treatments into the treatment trench. Left and right ducts branch from the first passage so as to guide the deposit of the seeds. The body is constructed of a material having a relatively low mass and a relatively low coefficient of friction, such as polyurethane, polyethylene, nylon, or polyacetal, and is externally shaped so as to taper in a direction of travel.

主权项

1. A dispensing system for dispensing into soil both seeds and one or more treatments in a single-pass operation, the dispensing system comprising:
a shank configured to create a treatment trench in the soil; a seed shovel supported by the shank and configured to create at least one seed shelf in the soil located above and to one side of the treatment trench; a boot body having a plurality of internal passages, including a first passage configured to direct the seeds to the at least one seed shelf, and a second passage configured to direct a fertilizer treatment to the treatment trench, the boot body including a left body half defining a left side of each of the plurality of internal passages, and a right body half defining a right side of each of the plurality of internal passages, such that when the left body half is assembled with the right body half the first passage and the second passage are fully defined, and the boot body being at least partially constructed of a material having a relatively low mass and a relatively low coefficient of friction.