Patent ID: 8985036
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
1. A soil opener adapted to be attached to an agricultural implement for placement of product in a furrow formed in soil, comprising: a mount configured to be coupled to a shank of the agricultural implement, the mount having a leading edge for separating the soil as the soil opener is pulled through the soil; a spreader coupled to a lower end of the mount, the spreader including a lower surface configured to be directed at the soil and an upper surface configured to be directed away from the soil; a tip removably coupled to the spreader and configured to cut a furrow into the soil, and wherein the product is deposited into the furrow; and a soil gathering module attached to the mount at a location axially spaced along the mount from the spreader so as to be positioned above and partially overlap the upper surface of the spreader, the soil gathering module configured to gather soil lifted by the spreader and the tip and redirect the gathered soil to a position rearward of the soil opener.