Patent ID: 8087471

Claim:
An agricultural implement comprising: a tool framework configured to be towed behind a vehicle; a plurality of shanks mounted to the tool framework and configured to engage the soil; and a plurality of tillage points, each tillage point coupled to a respective shank and comprising: a body including a top surface sloped relative to a horizontal plane of movement of the tillage point through soil, the slope of the top surface decreasing with respect to the horizontal plane as the top surface approaches a rear of the tillage point, wherein the body includes opposite lateral sides configured to extend downward from each edge of the top surface, each lateral side formed to include a lower edge; a nose extending from and including at least a portion of the top surface, the nose sloped a greater amount relative to the horizontal plane than the body, wherein the top surface is substantially flat along the lateral direction, and wherein the top surface has at least one convex bend therein such that a flat surface is positioned on each longitudinal side of the at least one convex bend; and a first wing disposed on a first lateral side of the body, and a second wing disposed on a second lateral side of the body, opposite the first lateral side, wherein each wing comprises a wing root disposed adjacent to the body, a tip extending laterally outward from the wing root, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a wing body positioned substantially between the wing root, the tip, the leading edge and the trailing edge, wherein a trailing end of each wing root is positioned proximate to the top surface, and a forward end of each wing root is positioned downwardly from the trailing end along a respective lateral side, each wing includes a lip configured to extend along an outer perimeter of the leading edge, the tip and a substantial portion of the trailing edge of the wing, and the lip has a greater thickness than the wing body.