Patent ID: 9510502
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A01C

Claim Text:
1. A seed delivery apparatus for transferring seed to a furrow, the seed delivery apparatus secured to a seeding machine, the seed delivery apparatus comprising: a housing having a first opening through which seed is received and a second opening through which seed exits; an endless member positioned within the housing; and a drive member operably configured to control the movement of the endless member in cooperation with movement of the seeding machine, wherein the seeding machine is operable in a seeding direction at a first seeding speed and at a second seeding speed, and wherein the drive member is configured to discharge seed with a directional component equal and opposite to the seeding direction and at a speed in the directional component approximately equal to the first seeding speed in a first mode and at a speed in the directional component approximately equal to the second seeding speed in a second mode.