Patent ID: 11968922
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 to firm seed in a trench that is formed in soil of an agricultural field, and the base portion is adapted for connection to an agricultural implement; wherein the base portion comprises:
an upper base portion;
a lower internal portion disposed below the upper base portion to provide structural support to the soil apparatus and to house a circuit board having sensors;
a lower outer portion that is a component to enclose the lower internal portion without being disposed over a separate removable lower engaging portion having a transparent window of the base portion to allow transmission of wavelengths of light from sensors through the transparent window to measure soil characteristics of the soil; and wherein the lower outer portion has first and second sides with the first side including an opening for the separate removable lower engaging portion.