Patent ID: 11937532
Assignee: RONALD MARTIN
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A row closing unit adapted to be connected to a first stage row closing unit of a row planter unit to assist in closing a furrow opened by a furrowing unit during seed planting operation of the row planter unit, the row closing unit comprising:
a first frame assembly fixedly secured to a frame of the first stage row closing unit, the first stage row closing unit providing a first closing operation and the first frame assembly trailing the first stage row closing unit relative to a forward direction of a row planter unit;
a second frame assembly rotatably secured to the first frame assembly such that the second frame assembly may move independently relative to the first frame assembly;
wherein the row closing unit provides a second closing operation following the first closing operation; and
a depth limiting assembly adapted to provide an upper limit on the rotational movement of the second frame assembly relative to the first frame assembly.