Patent ID: 8468960

Claim:
A seeding machine, comprising: at least one seed metering device; and a least one seed delivery device, said seed delivery device being in communication with the corresponding said seed metering device, said seed delivery device including: a housing having an upper opening for receiving seed from said corresponding metering device and a lower opening through which seed is discharged; and a brush belt having a plurality of bristles within said housing, the plurality of bristles having a length and distal ends at an inner surface of said housing, the plurality of bristles configured and arranged to sweep seeds from the seed metering device as the brush belt moves along an endless path in the housing, said bristles being flexible and configured and arranged to embed the seed within the length of the bristles to effect a grip on at least a top and bottom of said seed with a grouping of the plurality of brush bristles, which grouping is configured to expand as the brush belt moves at the upper opening to receive the seed and then contract to embed the seed in the grouping of bristles as the seed moves to said lower opening then expands and to propel and discharge seed through the lower opening.