Seed planting apparatus

Claim 2

A seed planting implement comprising: a supporting shank having means at the upper end of the shank for attachment to a vehicle; a sweep secured to the lower end of the shank, said sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep; nozzle means mounted in said sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom walls; means providing a source of fluid under pressure and including conduit means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting fluid from said source to said nozzle means; means providing a source of seeds spaced above the bottom wall of said sweep and including passage means in said shank for conducting seeds from said source to an aperture in the bottom wall of said sweep whereby fluids may be sprayed by said nozzle means through said sweep rearward opening and seeds may be deposited in a furrow under the sweep, as the sweep is drawn through the soil; said sweep including laterally extending forward edges, said top wall including a wedge portion intersecting said bottom wall along said lateral edges; and said bottom wall being substantially flat, and said implement including a runner opener extending along the forward side of said shank and along said bottom wall in alignment with said bottom wall aperture.

Claim 3

A seed planting implement comprising: a supporting shank having means at the upper end of the shank for attachment to a vehicle; a sweep secured to the lower end of the shank, said sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from eacH other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep; nozzle means mounted in said sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom walls; means providing a source of fluid under pressure and including conduit means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting fluid from said source to said nozzle means; means providing a source of seeds spaced above the bottom wall of said sweep and including passage means in said shank for conducting seeds from said source to an aperture in the bottom wall of said sweep whereby fluids may be sprayed by said nozzle means through said sweep rearward opening and seeds may be deposited in a furrow under the sweep, as the sweep is drawn through the soil; said sweep including laterally extending forward edges, said top wall including a wedge portion intersecting said bottom wall along said lateral edges; and said sweep including a plurality of tines projecting rearwardly from said top wall adjacent said rearward opening.

Claim 4

A seed planting implement comprising: a supporting shank having means at the upper end of the shank for attachment to a vehicle; a sweep secured to the lower end of the shank, said sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from eacH other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep; nozzle means mounted in said sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom walls; means providing a source of fluid under pressure and including conduit means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting fluid from said source to said nozzle means; means providing a source of seeds spaced above the bottom wall of said sweep and including passage means in said shank for conducting seeds from said source to an aperture in the bottom wall of said sweep whereby fluids may be sprayed by said nozzle means through said sweep rearward opening and seeds may be deposited in a furrow under the sweep, as the sweep is drawn through the soil; said sweep including laterally extending forward edges, said top wall including a wedge portion intersecting said bottom wall along said lateral edges; and said sweep including a plurality of tines projecting rearwardly from said top wall adjacent said rearward opening.

Claim 5

A seed planting implement comprising: a. a supporting shank having means at the upper end of the shank for attachment to a vehicle; b. a sweep secured to the lower end of the shank, said sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep, said sweep including laterally extending forward edges, said top wall including a wedge portion intersecting said bottom wall along said lateral edges, said sweep also including a plurality of tines projecting rearwardly from said top wall adjacent said rearward opening, said sweep bottom wall including an aperture and a pair of flanges projecting downwardly therefrom, said flanges being spaced apart on opposite sides of said bottom wall aperture and spaced rearwardly from said aperture, whereby said flanges close the seed furrow as said sweep advances; c. nozzle means mounted in said sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom walls; d. means providing a source of fluid under pressure and including conduit means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting fluid from said source to said nozzle means; e. means providing a source of seeds spaced above the bottom wall of said sweep and including passage means in said shank for conducting seeds from said source to said aperture in the bottom wall of said sweep, f. whereby fluids may be sprayed by said nozzle means through said sweep rearward opening and seeds may be deposited in a furrow under the sweep, as the sweep is drawn through the soil.

Claim 6

A seed planting implement comprising: a. a supporting shank having means at the upper end of the shank for attachment to a vehicle; b. a sweep secured to the lower end of the shank, said sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep, said sweep including laterally extending forward edges, said top wall including a wedge portion intersecting said bottom wall along said lateral edges, said sweep also including a plurality of tines projecting rearwardly from said top wall adjacent said rearward opening, said sweep bottom wall including an aperture and a pair of flanges projecting downwardly therefrom, said flanges being spaced apart on opposite sides of said bottom wall aperture and spaced rearwardly from said aperture, whereby said flanges close the seed furrow as said sweep advances; c. nozzle means mounted in said sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom walls; d. means providing a source of fluid under pressure and including conduit means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting fluid from said source to said nozzle means; e. means providing a source of seeds spaced above the bottom wall of said sweep and including passage means in said shank for conducting seeds from said source to said aperture in the bottom wall of said sweep, f. whereby fluids may be sprayed by said nozzle means through said sweep rearward opening and seeds may be deposited in a furrow under the sweep, as the sweep is drawn through the soil.

Claim 7

A seed planting implement comprising: a frame; means for attaching said frame to a vehicle; a supporting shank secured at the upper end of the shank to said frame; a sweep secured to the lower end of said shank, said sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep; nozzle means mounted in said sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom walls; means providing a source of fluid on said frame for supplying fluid under pressure; conduit means extending through the interior of said shank and communicating between said nozzle means and said fluid source means; and means providing a source of seeds on said frame spaced above the bottom wall of said sweep, passage means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting seeds from said seeds source means to an aperture in said sweep bottom wall, said aperture being spaced forwardly from said nozzle means; means for covering seed with soil, attached to said sweep bottom wall between said aperture and said opening; whereby seed passes through said passage means in said shank and outwardly through said aperture, and said cOnduit means conducts fluid separately through said shank to said nozzle means for discharge through said sweep rearward opening.

Claim 8

A seed planting implement comprising: a frame; means for attaching said frame to a vehicle; a supporting shank secured at the upper end of the shank to said frame; a sweep secured to the lower end of said shank, said sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep; nozzle means mounted in said sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom walls; means providing a source of fluid on said frame for supplying fluid under pressure; conduit means extending through the interior of said shank and communicating between said nozzle means and said fluid source means; and means providing a source of seeds on said frame spaced above the bottom wall of said sweep, passage means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting seeds from said seeds source means to an aperture in said sweep bottom wall, said aperture being spaced forwardly from said nozzle means; means for covering seed with soil, attached to said sweep bottom wall between said aperture and said opening; whereby seed passes through said passage means in said shank and outwardly through said aperture, and said cOnduit means conducts fluid separately through said shank to said nozzle means for discharge through said sweep rearward opening.

Claim 9

The seed planting implement according to claim 4 wherein said shank includes opposite side walls converging to define a forward edge, said forward edge being inclined rearwardly relative to said frame.

Claim 10

The seed planting implement according to claim 5 wherein said shank includes a transverse partition mounted in said shank between said side walls and spaced from said forward edge, said partition being substantially aligned with said aperture in said bottom wall for guiding seed and the like through said shank and outwardly through said bottom opening.

Claim 11

The seed planting implement according to claim 5 including a runner opener projecting forwardly from said shank forward edge and projecting downwardly from said bottom wall, said opener being aligned with said aperture.

Claim 12

The seed planting implement according 4 wherein said sweep includes laterally extending forward edges, said top wall including a wedge portion intersecting said bottom wall along said lateral edges, said sweep bottom wall including a pair of flanges projecting downwardly therefrom, said flanges being spaced apart on opposite sides of said bottom wall aperture, whereby said flanges close the seed furrow as said sweep advances.

Claim 13

The seed planting implement according 4 wherein said sweep includes laterally extending forward edges, said top wall including a wedge portion intersecting said bottom wall along said lateral edges, said sweep bottom wall including a pair of flanges projecting downwardly therefrom, said flanges being spaced apart on opposite sides of said bottom wall aperture, whereby said flanges close the seed furrow as said sweep advances.

Claim 14

The seed planting implement according to claim 7 wherein said sweep has a substantially greater width than said shank, said bottom wall being substantially flat and having a pair of flanges projecting downwardly therefrom, said flanges being spaced apart on opposite sides of said bottom wall aperture and spaced rearwardly from said aperture, whereby said flanges close the seed furrow as said sweep advances.

Claim 15

Seed planting apparatus comprising: a frame having means for attachment to a tractor, thereby allowing the frame to be drawn in a forward direction; a source of seeds on said frame; a supporting shank secured at the upper end of the shank to said frame; a planter sweep secured to the lower end of said shank, said planter sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep, passage means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting seeds to an aperture in said sweep bottom wall; wheel means on said frame for controlling the depth of said planter sweep; a bed finishing sweep; means for mounting said bed finishing sweep on said frame, said bed finishing sweep being spaced rearwardly from said planter sweep; means for adjusting the depth of said bed finishing sweep relative to said frame independently of said wheel means; and said planter sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said planter sweep, and including nozzle means mounted in said planter sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom wall, and including pressure means for supplying liquid under pressure to said nozzle means, whereby the liquid is discharged through said sweep rearward opening.

Claim 16

Seed planting apparatus comprising: a frame having means for attachment to a tractor, thereby allowing the frame to be drawn in a forward direction; a source of seeds on said frame; a supporting shank secured at the upper end of the shank to said frame; a planter sweep secured to the lower end of said shank, said planter sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said sweep, passage means extending through the interior of said shank for conducting seeds to an aperture in said sweep bottom wall; wheel means on said frame for controlling the depth of said planter sweep; a bed finishing sweep; means for mounting said bed finishing sweep on said frame, said bed finishing sweep being spaced rearwardly from said planter sweep; means for adjusting the depth of said bed finishing sweep relative to said frame independently of said wheel means; and said planter sweep being substantially hollow and having a top wall and bottom wall spaced apart from each other and having an opening at the rearward side of said planter sweep, and including nozzle means mounted in said planter sweep, said nozzle means being spaced forwardly from said opening, and being between said top and bottom wall, and including pressure means for supplying liquid under pressure to said nozzle means, whereby the liquid is discharged through said sweep rearward opening.