Patent ID: 9668402
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01C

Claim:
1. An opener assembly for an agricultural seeder, comprising: a seed boot with a seed channel for directing seeds downwardly and rearwardly into a furrow, the seed boot having an upper wall defining an upper boundary of the seed channel; a flexible seed bounce flap attached to said seed boot for preventing bouncing of seeds out of the furrow as the seeds are directed therein, said seed bounce flap having a first portion engaged with said upper wall of the seed boot and a second portion extending generally downwardly from said first portion, said second portion being angled relative to said first portion so that said second portion is more vertical than said first portion; said first portion of said seed bounce flap comprises a mounting surface engaged with the upper wall of said seed boot; said second portion of said seed bounce flap comprises a proximal end adjacent to said first portion, a distal end, and a front side with a longitudinal centerline that extends from said proximal end to said distal end, said longitudinal centerline being more vertical than said mounting surface of the first mounting portion.