Patent ID: 9717173
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A01B,A01C

Claim:
1. A double shoot dispensing system for dispensing into soil both seeds and one or more treatments in a single-pass operation, wherein during operation the double shoot dispensing system moves in a direction of travel, the double shoot dispensing system comprising: a shank configured to create a treatment trench in the soil; a seed shovel supported by the shank and configured to create a left seed shelf and a right seed shelf in the soil located above and on opposite sides of the treatment trench; a two-piece boot body having at least four internal passages, including— the two-piece boot body including a left body half defining a left side of each of the first passage, the second passage, the first tube passage, and the second tube passage and a right body half defining a right side of the first passage, the second passage, the first tube passage, and the second tube passage such that when the left body half is assembled with the right body half to form the two-piece boot body the first passage, the second passage, the first tube passage, and the second tube passage are fully defined, the two-piece boot body having a left duct that projects outwardly and rearwardly from a lower portion of the left body half, and a right duct that projects outwardly and rearwardly from a lower portion of the right body half, wherein the left and right ducts are in communication with the first passage and configured to deposit the seeds moving through the first passage onto the left and right seed shelves, the two-piece boot body being at least partially constructed of a material having a relatively low mass and a relatively low coefficient of friction, the material of the two-piece boot body being selected from the group consisting of: polyurethane, polyethylene, nylon, and polyacetal, and the two-piece boot body has an external shape that is tapered in the direction of travel.