Patent ID: 11895943
Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A closing wheel assembly for a row unit having a row unit subframe, the closing wheel assembly comprising:
a closing wheel subframe;
a vertical pivot configured to mount the closing wheel subframe to the row unit subframe;
a pair of pivot arms mounted to the closing wheel subframe, wherein a first pivot arm is mounted to a first side of the closing wheel subframe at a forward end of the first pivot arm, and wherein a second pivot arm is mounted to a second side of the closing wheel subframe at a forward end of the second pivot arm;
a pair of closing wheels, each rollingly mounted to a rearward end of a respective pivot arm; and
a soil-loosening assembly disposed to loosen soil adjacent to a planting trench, wherein the soil-loosening assembly comprises a first disc on a first side of the closing wheel subframe and a second disc on a second side of the closing wheel subframe, and wherein the first and second discs are disposed substantially parallel to sidewalls of the planting trench.