Patent ID: 9095088
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A01B,A01C

Abstract:
1. A ground opener unit for an agricultural planter comprising: a bracket attachable to an implement frame; a disc rotatably mounted to the bracket for forming a furrow in the ground; a scraper assembly including a scraper plate defining a scraper edge for contacting and scraping a surface of the disc, the scraper plate defining a mounting region remote from the edge; a scraper plate mount for securing the scraper plate adjacent the disc, the scraper plate mount including a plurality of axially spaced mounting positions provided therein; a seed tube coupled to the scraper plate mount and being positioned adjacent the surface of the disc for discharging seeds into a furrow formed by the disc, the seed tube having an outlet; a fastener for mounting the scraper plate to the scraper plate mount, the fastener selectively received by the scraper plate mount at a number of mounting positions to allow adjustability of the scraper plate relative to the outlet of the seed tube; and a pin loosely coupling the scraper plate mount to the bracket, wherein the pin defines a substantially fixed axis of rotation about which the scraper plate and the seed tube may pivot in response to deflection of the disc; wherein the bracket includes a set of aligned flanges and each flange having an eyelet such that the eyelets are generally aligned with one another, and wherein the scraper plate mount includes a pair of posts with each post having an eyelet, and wherein the pivot pin is passed through the eyelets of the post and the eyelets of the flanges to couple the scraper plate mount to the bracket.