Shiftable wheels for agricultural implements
AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorRanjit Patwardhan
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Abstract
A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement. The agricultural equipment includes a laterally-extending toolbar with one or more agricultural tools extending from the toolbar. The wheel assembly comprises a wheel configured to rotate along a ground surface. The wheel assembly additionally comprises a base bracket configured to be rigidly secured to the toolbar. The wheel assembly further comprises a wheel bracket adjustably engaged with the base bracket. Adjustment of the wheel bracket with respect to the base bracket causes a corresponding lateral shifting of the wheel with respect to the toolbar.
Claims12
A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement, wherein the agricultural equipment includes a laterally-extending toolbar with one or more agricultural tools extending from the toolbar, said wheel assembly configured to support the toolbar above the ground and comprising:
- a wheel configured to rotate along a ground surface;
- a base bracket configured to be rigidly secured to the toolbar, wherein said base bracket includes a threaded leadscrew extending between side portions of said base bracket;
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- a wheel bracket adjustably engaged with said base bracket, wherein rotation of said leadscrew is configured to cause said wheel bracket to shift its position along a length of said leadscrew and to thereby cause a corresponding lateral shifting of said wheel with respect to the toolbar.
An agricultural implement comprising:
- a laterally-extending toolbar;
- one or more tools extending from said toolbar;
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- a wheel assembly configured to support the toolbar above the ground and comprising—
- a wheel configured to roll on the ground,
- a base bracket rigidly secured to said toolbar, wherein said base bracket includes a threaded leadscrew extending between side portions of said base bracket,
- a wheel bracket adjustably engaged with said base bracket, wherein rotation of said leadscrew is configured to cause said wheel bracket to shift its position along a length of said leadscrew and to thereby cause a corresponding lateral shifting of said wheel with respect to said toolbar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.