Patent ID: 6901948

Claim:
A fluid fertilizer distributor for distributing fluid fertilizer conducted from a supply vessel to each of a plurality of applicator lines, comprising: a distributor housing including a supply inlet port and a plurality of distributor outlet ports each for fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of applicator lines; a flow chamber within the distributor housing for fluidly interconnecting the supply inlet port with each of the plurality of distributor outlet ports; a flow restrictor within the distributor housing to control a fluid fertilizer flow rate through the distributor housing and to the plurality of applicator lines, the flow restrictor having a flow restrictor central axis and a restrictor engagement member; and a retrieval tool insertable through the supply inlet port and having a tool engagement member for selected engagement and disengagement with the flow restrictor engagement member to position the flow restrictor relative to the distributor housing during assembly or disassembly.