Patent ID: 9675005
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A01B,A01C,Y02P

Claim:
1. A v-slice insert for use with a row crop planter, the row crop planter being of the type having a pair of inclined discs suitable for creating a furrow, the row crop planter also being of a type having a seed tube, the v-slice insert comprising: a v-slice insert body having a leading edge and a trailing edge and sidewalls extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, the leading edge presenting a lower leading edge portion that curves rearwardly thereby extending from the leading edge of the insert body to the trailing edge of the insert body, the v-slice insert body presenting a fertilizer tube channel, the fertilizer tube channel extending from an inlet defined in the leading edge of the insert body to an outlet that is defined in the trailing edge of the insert body at a location which is above the lower end of the trailing edge of the insert body, the fertilizer tube channel suitable for receiving and protecting a fertilizer tube, the fertilizer tube, when received by the fertilizer tube channel, being located for delivering fertilizer to pre-selected location in the soil, the v-slice insert being arranged such that when the v-slice insert is mounted between the discs of the row crop planter, the lower leading edge portion of the leading edge of the v-slice insert extends below the discs of the row crop planter, the lower leading edge of the leading edge of the v-slice insert also being located in relation to the discs and being shaped so that the v-slice insert is able to draft through soil at the bottom of a furrow formed by the discs of the row crop planter and thereby shape the bottom of the furrow, the resulting furrow formed by the discs and the v-slice insert, suitable for receiving fertilizer from the fertilizer tube and seeds from the seed tube in rapid succession.