Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Disc planter for applying fertilisers and seeds to soil
- Patent Title (中): 将肥料和种子用于土壤的播种机
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Application No.: US12918294Application Date: 2009-02-20
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Publication No.: US08191490B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: William Pias Noel Tobin
- Applicant: William Pias Noel Tobin
- Applicant Address: AU Forbes, New South Wales
- Assignee: The Gusset Pty Ltd.
- Current Assignee: The Gusset Pty Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: AU Forbes, New South Wales
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: AU2008900800 20080220; AU2008902662 20080527
- International Application: PCT/AU2009/000195 WO 20090220
- International Announcement: WO2009/103122 WO 20090827
- Main IPC: A01C5/00
- IPC: A01C5/00 ; A01C7/00 ; A01C9/00 ; A01C13/00 ; A01C23/00

Abstract:
A disc planter (10) for applying fertilizers and seeds to soil, and incorporating previously applied chemicals therein, the disc planter (10) having a frame (12) with a longitudinal forward direction of travel, and a plurality of rotatable tools mounted in series to the frame, the plurality of rotatable tools including a fertilizer furrow opening disc (16), a seed furrow opening disc (18), a soil throw controlling wheel (20), a soil closing wheel (22) and a soil disturbing star wheel (24), wherein the fertilizer furrow opening disc (16), seed furrow opening disc (18), and soil disturbing star wheel (24) are alternately oppositely inclined to one another in the forward direction of travel, the fertilizer furrow opening disc (16), seed furrow opening disc (18), soil throw controlling wheel (20), soil closing wheel (22) and soil disturbing star wheel (24) are longitudinally spaced and alternately laterally offset from one another in the forward direction of travel, the soil throw controlling wheel (20) is closely adjacent to and rearwardly overlapping the seed furrow opening disc (18), and the soil closing wheel (22) is laterally aligned with the seed furrow opening disc (18) in the forward direction of travel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110048297A1 DISC PLANTER FOR APPLYING FERTILISERS AND SEEDS TO SOIL Public/Granted day:2011-03-03
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