Patent ID: 6848377

Claim:
An agricultural machine, comprising: a tool bar; and at least one furrow opener/closer carried by said tool bar for opening and closing a furrow in soil, each said opener/closer comprising: a furrow opener including a pair of discs positioned at an angle relative to each other, said discs each having an inner side facing toward each other and an outer side facing away from each other, each said disc also having a trailing edge relative to a travel direction; and a furrow closer including a pair of press wheels, said wheels each having an inner side facing toward each other and positioned immediately adjacent to a corresponding said disc outer side, each said wheel also having a trailing edge positioned rearward of said corresponding disc trailing edge relative to the travel direction, each said disc having an axis of rotation, and each said wheel having a leading edge relative to the travel direction, each said wheel leading edge being positioned between a corresponding said axis of rotation and said disc trailing edge.