Seed boot

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Description

FIG. 1 is an outer side view of a seed boot showing our new design in use condition; the broken lines shown on the seed boot form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top, perspective view of thereof, taken from an inner side and a trailing end;

FIG. 3 is an inner side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a trailing end view thereof, taken from the left side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a leading end view thereof; taken from the right side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken line showing of a planting implement is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a seed boot, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D706310
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 13, 2013
Date of Patent: Jun 3, 2014
Assignee: AGCO-Amity JV, LLC (Fargo, ND)
Inventors: Brian Douglas Nibbe (Wahpeton, ND), Leonard Carl Mead (Walcott, ND), Collin David Miller (Mapleton, ND)
Primary Examiner: Mark Goodwin
Application Number: 29/472,513