Patent ID: 7004090
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: A01C,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A furrow opener comprising: a rotatable disc operable to be pulled in a forward direction to thereby open a furrow; a seed boot fixed relative to one side of the disc and being operable to insert seed in the furrow, said seed boot presenting an outboard side distally spaced from the disc; and a fertilizer injector wing fixed to the seed boot and being operable to form a fertilizer bed, said fertilizer injector wing including a nozzle operable to inject a toxic charge of ammoniacal fertilizer into the fertilizer bed, said fertilizer injector wing being positioned adjacent said outboard side of the seed boot so that said seed boot is positioned between the disc and wing, said fertilizer injector wing including an outboard portion positioned below the outboard side of the seed boot and angling away therefrom, said outboard portion presenting a leading edge relative to the forward direction wherein at least a portion thereof intersects the furrow when the disc is pulled in the forward direction.