Patent ID: 9296568
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A01C,B65G,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A fertilizer dispensing system, comprising: a fertilizer box configured to hold fertilizer particles, the fertilizer box having a dispense opening for dispensing the fertilizer particles therethrough; a conveyor configured to move the fertilizer particles along a flow path through the dispense opening; and a conditioner configured to deflect a compacted portion of the fertilizer particles out of the flow path to provide a constant effective dispense opening throughout a variety of conveyor speeds, the conditioner comprising a structure having a to and sides formed by a plurality of spaced-apart wings angled outwardly in a downstream direction of said conveyor and forming at least one space between adjacent spaced-apart wings through which said compacted portion is removed by said conditioner from the flow path and away from the dispense opening.