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US 12,751,349 B2Granted
Gauge arm
OwnerJeffrey L. Steinkeinventor
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Abstract
A gauge arm (and concomitant method of retrofitting an existing gauge arm) comprising an arm portion, a receptacle portion for receiving two or more sealed bearings, and two or more sealed bearings inserted into the receptacle portion. The receptacle portion is smooth bore, with the sealed bearings being press fit into same. The sealed bearings can be of different dimensions, such as one being a gauge wheel and closing wheel bearing, and one a round bore grain drill bearing. The receptacle portion then comprises a stop within the bore thereof.
Claims6
A gauge arm comprising:
- an arm portion;
- an unthreaded receptacle portion;
- a single interior stop within a bore of said unthreaded receptacle portion, wherein said unthreaded receptacle portion is adapted for receiving two sealed bearings of differing lengths, one on each side of said single interior stop;
- a first sealed bearing inserted into said unthreaded receptacle portion and press fit against a first side of said single interior stop, wherein said first sealed bearing is a double row bearing;
- a second sealed bearing inserted into said unthreaded receptacle portion and press fit against a second side of said single interior stop, wherein said gauge arm is suitable for use in a planter;
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- wherein said first sealed bearing and said second sealed bearing are in contact and collectively fill inside a cavity of said bore from one side to another side of said bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.