Patent ID: 6273010
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
A finger pickup seed meter for metering seed on a seeding machine, the seed meter comprising:a rotatable member having a plurality of radially extending fingers, each of the fingers having a seed engaging spoon;a stationary plate adjoining the rotatable member, the stationary plate having a seed outlet formed by an aperture in the stationary plate, as the rotatable member is rotated seed is trapped between the stationary plate and the seed engaging spoons, the seed trapped by the seed engaging spoons and the stationary plate is rotated by the rotating seed engaging spoons to the seed outlet where the seed passes through the aperture;a singulating brush for removing extra seed trapped by the seed engaging spoons is mounted to the stationary plate upstream from the seed outlet, the singulating brush assembly has a first mounting position and a second mounting position for mounting the singulating brush to the stationary plate, a first set of bristles is associated with the first mounting position with the first set of bristles being in contact with the radially extending fingers upstream from the seed outlet when the singulating brush assembly is in the first mounting position, a second set of bristles is associated with the second mounting position with the second set of bristles being in contact with the radially extending fingers upstream from the seed outlet when the singulating brush assembly is in the second mounting position.