Patent ID: 8616140
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A01C,F16B,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing wear on an air seeder assembly, comprising: providing the air seeder assembly having a base mount member with a body and a pair of base ears extending from the body and each having a base bore, and a seed boot with a conduit portion and a pair of boot ears extending from the conduit portion and each having a boot bore; providing a fastener interface device comprising a substantially tubular insertion portion and a flange portion connected to the tubular insertion portion and extending radially outwardly from the tubular insertion portion; increasing a diameter of at least one of the boot bores; inserting the fastener interface device in at least one of the boot bores by inserting the tubular insertion portion of the fastener interface device into the at least one boot bore; and extending a fastener structure through the fastener interface device to secure the seed boot to the base mount member.