Patent ID: 11917937
Assignee: PRECISION PLANTING LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A seed planting unit comprising:
a seed meter for singulating seeds;
a first shaft defining a space or recess for receiving a seed at a distal end of the first shaft, wherein the first shaft is configured to deliver the seeds to soil without a continuous seed trench;
a first actuator comprising a first wheel and a second wheel, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are configured to rotate in a common vertical plane, wherein the first shaft is connected to the first wheel via a first pivot and to the second wheel via a second pivot so that, as the first and second wheels rotate, the first shaft moves vertically with respect to the soil; and
a second shaft actuated by a second actuator to eject the seed from the space or recess into the soil.