Patent ID: 11889782
Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  Y | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A soil apparatus comprising:
a base portion that is configured to contact soil in a trench to press seed in the trench to improve seed to soil contact in soil of an agricultural field;
a mounting portion connected to the base portion, the mounting portion configured to attach to an agricultural implement;
wherein the mounting portion includes a force relief having an internal opening that is disposed within the mounting portion to transfer applied force from the base portion to the mounting portion to prevent damage to the base portion if the soil apparatus is engaged in soil while the agricultural implement is driven in a reverse direction, wherein the mounting portion and the base portion are separate components, wherein the internal opening of the force relief is a circular hole extending horizontally through a width of the mounting portion that extends across a width of the trench when in operation to allow the mounting portion to break to prevent damage to the base portion.