Patent ID: 7096805

Claim:
A fertilizer applicator, comprising: a guard attached to a shank of a planter, wherein said guard has a front end and a rear end; and a fertilizer tube including an input opening to receive a flow of fertilizer and a discharge opening for dispensing said flow of fertilizer; wherein said fertilizer tube is comprised of an elongated tubular structure; wherein said fertilizer tube is attached to said front end of said guard; wherein said fertilizer tube includes a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, a fourth segment and a fifth segment; wherein said fifth segment is attached to said front end of said guard; wherein said discharge opening is positioned within said fifth segment; wherein said discharge opening is at a bottom end of said fertilizer tube; wherein said fifth segment extends forwardly and upwardly with respect to said guard; wherein said fourth segment extends forwardly from said fifth segment opposite of said discharge opening in a horizontal manner; wherein said third segment extends forwardly and upwardly from said fourth segment opposite of said fifth segment; wherein said second segment extends rearwardly and upwardly from said third segment; wherein said first segment extends rearwardly and upwardly from said second segment; wherein said first segment extends upwardly at an angle less than said second segment with respect to a horizontal plane; wherein said input opening is positioned within said first segment; wherein said input opening is at an upper end of said fertilizer tube; wherein said first segment is positioned above said second segment, said third segment, said fourth segment and said fifth segment; wherein said second segment is positioned above said third segment, said fourth segment and said fifth segment; wherein said third segment is positioned above said fourth segment and said fifth segment; wherein said fourth segment is positioned above said fifth segment.