Patent ID: 7100522
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
1. An equalizing meter apparatus operable to equalize a delivery of granular product by a pre-assembled meter roller assembly of an agricultural implement between a meter box and a plurality of product distributors, the equalizing meter apparatus comprising: a plurality of fluted metering sections rotatably mounted on and compressed together across a shaft, wherein each fluted metering section includes a plurality of radial outward extended fluted segments configured to meter the delivery of the granular product to at least one of the plurality of product distributors; and an equalizing apparatus having a plurality of inward protrusions configured to engage the plurality of the fluted segments of the metering section, wherein the equalizing apparatus includes means for selectively detaching and reconnecting to the metering section of the pre-assembled meter roller assembly without losing compression of the plurality of fluted metering sections across the shaft.