Farm irrigation wheel
OwnerDavid M. Patrick, Robert S. Patrick +1inventors
InventorsDavid M. Patrick, Robert S. Patrick, Peter D. Visscher
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Abstract
A wheel having a plurality of lugs mounted in side-by-side positions forms a circular ring where each of the lugs has laterally extending legs forming a V-shape aligned with a rotational axis of the wheel. The lugs may have an outfacing rib aligned with the rotational axis and a further outfacing rib orthogonal to the rotational axis. A circular tensioning cord or strip may join the plurality of lugs. The lugs may be mutually offset around the circular ring in a sinusoidal pattern.
Claims16
A wheel comprising:
- a circular ring having an outer surface and a central axis;
- a plurality of lugs mounted in side-by-side positions on said outer surface of said circular ring, wherein each of said lugs has opposing legs forming a V-shaped structure aligned with said central axis;
- wherein said lugs are mutually laterally offset in a sinusoidal pattern.
A wheel comprising:
- a plurality of lugs mounted in side-by-side positions forming a circular ring of said lugs, each of said lugs having laterally extending legs in a V-shape aligned with a rotational axis of said wheel;
- wherein said lugs are mutually laterally offset in a sinusoidal pattern.
A method of constructing and using a wheel, the method comprising:
- arranging a plurality of lugs in side-by-side positions forming a circular ring of said lugs;
- extending legs of each of said lugs laterally thereby forming a V-shape of said legs aligned with a rotational axis of said wheel;
- and
- arranging said lugs in a sinusoidal pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.