Patent ID: 9433138
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A01B,A01C

Claim Text:
1. A retractable inductor mountable to a frame of a planter, the frame supporting a plurality of row units movable with respect to the frame to a lowered planting position for depositing seeds into the soil, the retractable inductor comprising: a stow bracket operably supported from the frame; a rocker arm pivotally supported by said stow bracket about a pivot axis disposed between a proximal end and a distal end of said rocker arm; a liquid injector and a soil engaging tool supported by said rocker arm proximate said distal end of said rocker arm, said liquid injector and said soil engaging tool pivotally movable together with said rocker arm about said pivot axis between a lowered working position and a raised stowed position, whereby in said lowered working position said soil engaging tool is in engagement with the soil so as to form a trench in the soil and said liquid injector disposed to direct liquid fertilizer into the trench, and whereby in said raised stowed position said soil engaging tool and liquid injector are out of engagement with the soil; and a stowing mechanism comprising a stow lever engageable to selectively pivotally position said rocker arm together with said soil engaging tool and said liquid injector in said lowered working position and in said raised stowed position, wherein, in said raised stowed position, said soil engaging tool and said liquid injector are out of engagement with the soil while the plurality of row units of the planter are in said lowered planting position.