Patent ID: 7617783

Claim:
A furrowing tip body arranged for use in a paired row opener, the paired row opener having an opener body comprising a shank mount arranged to support the opener body on an implement shank for movement therewith in a forward working direction and a primary delivery passage extending through the opener body so as to be arranged to deliver a primary particulate material therethrough, the furrowing tip body comprising: a tip mount arranged to support the tip body on the opener body of the paired row opener; a knife portion projecting forwardly from the tip mount to a forward end of the tip body; a pair of wing portions projecting rearwardly and laterally outwardly from opposing sides of the knife portion; a central chamber positioned rearwardly of the knife portion between the pair of wing portions and arranged to communicate with the primary delivery passage of the opener body to receive the primary particulate material therefrom; a bottom wall spanning a bottom side of the central chamber; and a pair of outlet openings at laterally spaced apart positions in a rear face of the tip body, the outlet openings being in communication with the central chamber so as to be arranged to dispense the primary particulate material from the central chamber into a pair of laterally spaced apart rows; the tip mount being readily separable from the opener body such that the knife portion, the wing portions, the bottom wall and the rear face locating the outlet openings therein are separable from the opener body together with one another.