Low impact turf wheel and wheel cleaning system
AssigneeMTD Products Inc
InventorRyan Cmich
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Abstract
A turf wheel having a wheel rim having an inner and outer surface, and an annular tread portion; a plurality of projections extending radially outward from the outer surface of the wheel rim, wherein each projection provides a stem, a ground contacting pad, and a ground engaging lug; and a hub. A wheel cleaning system having a frame provided by a wheeled apparatus; at least one turf wheel mounted to the frame; a turf wheel scraper assembly, the turf wheel scraper assembly providing a turf wheel scraper and an attachment mechanism, where the attachment mechanism is adapted to be mounted to the frame, and couples the turf wheel scraper to the frame.
Claims16
A wheel cleaning system, comprising a frame provided by a wheeled apparatus;
- at least one turf wheel mounted to the frame;
- a turf wheel scraper assembly, the turf wheel scraper assembly having a turf wheel scraper and an attachment mechanism,
- wherein the attachment mechanism is adapted to be mounted to the frame, and couples the turf wheel scraper to the frame;
- wherein the at least one turf wheel comprises a non-continuous tread having a plurality of projections and a plurality of tread voids;
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- wherein each projection comprises a stem, a ground contacting pad, and a ground engaging lug.
A method of operating a wheel cleaning system comprising:
- providing a wheel cleaning system having
- a frame provided by a wheeled apparatus,
- at least one turf wheel mounted to the frame,
- a turf wheel scraper assembly, the turf wheel scraper assembly having a turf wheel scraper and an attachment mechanism,
- wherein the attachment mechanism is adapted to be mounted to the frame, and couples the turf wheel scraper to the frame,
- wherein the at least one turf wheel comprises a non-continuous tread having a plurality of projections and a plurality of tread voids, and
- wherein each projection comprises a stem, a ground contacting pad, and a ground engaging lug;
- mounting the attachment mechanism to the frame;
- coupling the turf wheel scraper to the frame using the mounted attachment mechanism;
- rotating the turf wheel with respect to the turf wheel scraper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.