Closing wheel
OwnerPaul E. SCHAFFERTinventor
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Abstract
A closing wheel for a planter is disclosed. The closing wheel includes a hub, a rim coupled to the hub and including a periphery, a first plurality of projections extending radially beyond the periphery, and a second plurality of projections extending radially beyond the periphery. The first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend at least partially axially outward relative to the hub, and the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend at least partially in different directions.
Claims20
A closing wheel coupled to a trailing arm assembly of a planter, the closing wheel comprising:
- a hub;
- a rim coupled to the hub and including a periphery;
- a first plurality of projections extending radially beyond the periphery;
- and
- a second plurality of projections extending radially beyond the periphery;
- wherein:
- the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend at least partially axially outward relative to the hub;
- and
- the first plurality of projections and the second plurality of projections extend at least partially in different directions.
An agricultural wheel configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, comprising:
- a rim defining a periphery;
- first projections extending axially outward from the periphery in a first direction;
- second projections extending axially outward from the periphery in a second direction different from the first direction;
- and
- wherein:
- the first projections are circumferentially spaced about the rim, and
- the second projections are circumferentially spaced about the rim.
A wheel for an agricultural assembly configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, comprising:
- a rim including a periphery;
- first projections extending radially outward from a first side of the rim;
- and
- second projections extending radially outward from a second side of the rim opposite the first side;
- wherein
- the first projections and the second projections are spaced apart along the axis of rotation, and
- a seed gap volume is defined between the projections to permit the passage of a seed between the first projections and the second projections when the first projections and the second projections are engaged with a furrow during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.