Patent ID: 7497173
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
1. A seed placement device for accurately allowing a multiplicity of seeds to be placed in a straight line, equidistant from one another, and at a pre-selected depth in the ground, wherein said seed placement device is comprised of: a) a seeding strip having a first end, a second end, an upper surface, a lower surface, a right edge, a left edge, and a multiplicity of equidistant holes extending through the upper and lower surfaces, and b) a boring tool having an upper end, a lower end that terminates in a point, and a shank having a diameter that allows said boring tool to fit through the holes in said seeding strip, wherein said boring tool is inserted through each hole in said seeding strip and into the ground to create a cavity in the ground, into which at least one seed is placed, wherein said boring tool having a depth-set sleeve that slideably fits around said boring tool and can be held at a desired location/depth by a set-screw, wherein the depth-set sleeve causes said boring tool to stop at a desired depth when inserted into the ground.