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US 4,209,068 AGranted
Track closing attachment for a mobile ground irrigation tower
OwnerJoseph L. Corsentinoinventor
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Abstract
An attachment for a mobile ground irrigation tower including a pivotal arm which supports a pair of spaced downwardly biased disks that serve to close the track formed by the tower wheel in the ground. The horizontal spacing of the disks may be varied to accommodate tracks of different widths.
Claims12
A track closing attachment mounted on mobile wheel-supported ground irrigation towers comprising:
- (a) a pair of wheels, a front wheel mounted on the forward position of the tower and a rear wheel mounted on the rearward portion of the tower and wherein the tower moves in the direction of the forward wheel,
- (b) a bracket for securing the attachment to the tower adjacent to the rearward wheel, and extending rearwardly thereof,
- (c) a pair of disks for engaging the ground and closing the track formed by the wheels,
- (d) a pivotal arm carried by the bracket for supporting the disks in a spaced disposition behind the rear wheel, and
- (e) means for biasing the pivotal arm downwardly to maintain the disks in engagement with the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.