Patent ID: 8684103

Claim:
An agricultural implement adapted to be towed in a forward direction along an axis by a vehicle along an agricultural surface, the implement comprising: an implement frame connectable to the vehicle; a plurality of shanks mounted to the frame, each shank having a leading edge; a plurality of seed boots adapted to be coupled to the plurality of shanks, wherein each seed boot includes: a leading edge configured to minimize soil disturbance during operations; an anchor hole; and a leading surface with a recess formed therein, the recess being defined by a first shoulder; and a plurality of universal sweep plows attached to corresponding seed boots, each sweep plow including: a sweep plow attachment formed from a single unit of metal, the attachment including: a central portion received in the recess of a corresponding seed boot in a mating relationship and including right and left central portion openings configured to align with an anchor hole in the seed boot, an upper edge adjacent the first shoulder in the corresponding seed boot and a lower edge; and right and left wings extending outwardly and rearward from the central portion, each wing including a linear leading edge extending along an axis which intersects the corresponding seed boot at a location rearwardly of the leading edge of the corresponding seed boot, a linear trailing edge generally parallel to the leading edge, and a generally V-shaped outer edge interconnecting the leading and trailing edges, the V-shaped outer edge of each wing including; a linear trailing outer edge portion projecting from the trailing edge at an obtuse angle thereto; and a linear leading outer edge portion projecting from the leading edge, the trailing outer edge portion and the leading outer edge portion intersecting at a wing tip located forwardly of at least a portion of the trailing edge; and an anchor configured to attach the sweep plow attachment to the corresponding seed boot, the anchor passing through the right and left central portion openings and the anchor hole in the corresponding seed boot.