Patent ID: 11968923
Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A liquid application apparatus for applying liquid to soil during a planting operation, comprising:
a ground-engaging component mounted to a planter row unit, said planter row unit having an opening system and a closing system, said opening system configured to open a planting trench in the soil as said row unit advances in a forward direction of travel, said planter row unit configured to deposit seed in said planting trench forward of said closing system, said closing system configured to close the planting trench by moving soil over the deposited seed as the planter row unit advances in said forward direction of travel, the ground-engaging component disposed at least partially within said planting trench forward of said closing system as said planter row unit advances in said forward direction of travel; and
a first wing extending transversely outward from a first side of said ground-engaging component such that said first wing opens a first transversely-extending side trench into a first sidewall of the planting trench as said planter row unit advances in said forward direction of travel;
a first liquid injection conduit configured to inject liquid into said first transversely-extending side trench after the seed is deposited and prior to the planting trench being closed by said closing system as said planter row unit advances in said forward direction of travel.