Patent ID: 7201109
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
1. An agricultural air seeder comprising: a wheel-supported frame adapted to be pulled across a field by a prime mover; a plurality of row planting units supported by said frame transversely to the direction of travel of the prime mover; at least one bulk seed storage bin supported on said frame; an air seed distribution system for distributing seed from said storage bin to said row planting units, said distribution system including a generally box-like distributor having a top opening and an opposing bottom opening, said top opening in free seed flow communication with said bin; and a grain chute attached to said distributor, said chute comprised of a flexible truncated funnel-shaped body with a generally rectangular end attached to said distributor, enclosing an open bottom, and a spaced-apart smaller outlet; wherein said outlet is selectively changeable between open and closed conditions, and wherein said outlet has a cinch chord there around for selectively changing said outlet between open and closed conditions.