Gauge wheel with tines and circumferential liner
OwnerPaul E. SCHAFFERTinventor
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Abstract
An agricultural gauge wheel includes a hub which rotates about an axis, a rim extending generally radially from the axis, the rim defining a circumferential portion and a center plane defined as a plane perpendicular to the axis and bisecting the rim, and a tread including a plurality of tread portions extending away from the center plane to an outer tread edge. The plurality of tread portions define an inside diameter of the tread and the gauge wheel also includes a liner secured to the rim, the liner including an outer diameter less than or equal to the inside diameter of the tread and extending beyond the outer tread edge.
Claims20
An agricultural gauge wheel, comprising:
- a hub which rotates about an axis;
- a rim extending generally radially from the axis, the rim defining a circumferential portion and a center plane defined as a plane perpendicular to the axis and bisecting the rim;
- a tread including a plurality of tread portions extending away from the center plane to an outer tread edge, wherein the plurality of tread portions define an inside diameter of the tread;
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- a liner secured to the rim, the liner including an outer diameter less than or equal to the inside diameter of the tread, the liner defining an outer edge of the agricultural gauge wheel.
An agricultural gauge wheel, comprising:
- a rim;
- a plurality of spaced apart tread portions extending from the rim and defining raised portions of an outer surface of the wheel configured to press against a field surface;
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- a cylindrical liner disposed radially inward from the plurality of spaced apart tread portions, the cylindrical liner defining the outer surface of the wheel.
A trailing assembly, comprising:
- a furrow opener wheel;
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- a gauge wheel including a peripheral edge adjacent the furrow opener wheel,
- wherein the peripheral edge is configured to scrape debris off of the furrow opener wheel during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.