Patent ID: 8672047

Claim:
An apparatus for mounting a furrow forming device and a scraper plate for keeping a surface of the furrow forming device substantially clear of debris to a tool bar of an agricultural implement, comprising: a bracket having an upper end adapted to be coupled to the tool bar and a lower end adapted to carry the furrow forming device; a receiver formed at the lower end of the bracket and adapted to receive an accessory that includes the scraper plate, wherein the receiver receives the accessory such that the scraper plate is adjacent the surface of the furrow forming device; a pin for loosely coupling the accessory to the receiver, wherein the pin defines a substantially fixed axis of rotation about which the scraper plate may pivot in response to deflection of the furrow forming device; mounting arrangement having a first end pivotably connected to the receiver and having a plurality of axially spaced mounting positions provided therein, the mounting arrangement including a pocket formed therein at a location spaced from the first end thereof; a fastener extending through the scraper plate and a selected one of the axially spaced mounting positions so as to interconnect the scraper plate to the mounting arrangement and to support the scraper plate at a desired position relative to the furrow forming device; and a biasing component having a first end maintained in the pocket, a second end mounted to the bracket and being operative to bias the scraper plate against the surface of the furrow forming device and to pivot the scraper plate in response to deflection of the furrow forming device.