Patent ID: 7946231

Claim:
A single arm row cleaner comprising: a. a mounting saddle configured to be affixed to a furrow forming assembly of a grain drill, said mounting saddle comprising: i. a body; ii. a front portion affixed to and angled with respect to said body; and iii. a mandrel, wherein said mandrel is affixed to said front portion; b. a row cleaner arm, wherein said row cleaner arm comprises: i. a mounting aperture formed in a first end of said row cleaner arm, wherein said mounting aperture is positioned adjacent said mandrel, and wherein said row cleaner arm is pivotally mounted with respect to said mounting saddle about said mandrel; ii. a wheel aperture formed in a second end of said row cleaner arm; c. a row cleaner wheel, wherein said row cleaner wheel is rotatably mounted to said row cleaner arm about said wheel aperture; d. a lever arm, wherein a first end of said lever arm is affixed to a closing wheel arm with a lever arm bracket; and e. a connector, wherein a first end of said connector is affixed to a second end of said lever arm, wherein a second end of said connector is affixed to said row cleaner arm, and wherein said row cleaner arm, said lever arm, said closing wheel arm, and said connector are configured such that a predetermined amount of relative downward motion of said closing wheel arm induces relative upward motion of said closing wheel.