Seed planter press wheel

• US 4,489,790 A
• Filed: 12/15/1982
• Issued: 12/25/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leonard Lattin
• Original Assignee: Leonard Lattin
• Inventors: Lattin, Leonard
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Richard J.
• Application Number:
  US06/450,077
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 172/519, 172/538, 172/539, 152/DIG. 5, 152/330 RF, 152/323, 152/327, 152/325, 152/328
• US Class Current: 172/519
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 29/043 Tire-packers
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/068 Furrow packing devices, e.g. press wheels
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 152/05 Water filled
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10495 Pneumatic tire or inner tube

Abstract

The seed planter press wheel having a resilient tire means that is partially filled with an incompressible liquid so that the resilient tire means stretches upon contacting of the tire means with an earthen seed bed to inhibit the sticking of any caked mud on the outer surface of the resilient tire means.

Claims

1. A seed planter press wheel apparatus, comprising:

a wheel means for rotatably mounting on a seed planter;

a resilient tire means mounted on said wheel means for contacting an earthen seed bed;

said resilient tire means being filled with predetermined volumes of incompressible liquid and compressible gas so that the upper portion of the resilient tire means stretches a predetermined amount upon contacting of the lower portion of the resilient tire means with the earthen seed bed to release and inhibit the sticking of any caked mud on the outer surface of the resilient tire means the ratio of said liquid and gas provide for the collapsing of the lower portion of the tire means upon contacting the seed bed.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the resilient tire means extends outwardly past the wheel means at each side thereof to inhibit the sticking of any caked mud at the sides thereof.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the compressible gas is slightly above atmospheric pressure.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the resilient tire means comprises a first portion contacting the wheel means and a second portion joined with the first portion to form a cavity for receiving said liquid and gas.

5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein:

the first portion includes a retaining means to keep the tire means on the wheel means.

6. A seed planter press wheel apparatus, comprising:

a wheel means for rotatably mounting on a seed planter;

a resilient tire means mounted on said wheel means for contacting an earthen seed bed;

said resilient tire means having a first portion contacting the wheel means and a second portion joined with the first portion to form a cavity for receiving predetermined volumes of an incompressible liquid and compressible gas;

said first portion including a retaining means to keep the tire means on the wheel means;

said resilient tire means extending outwardly past the wheel means at each side thereof to inhibit the sticking of any caked mud at the sides thereof;

said resilient tire means being filled with said predetermined volumes of incompressible liquid and compressible gas so that the upper portion of the tire means stretches a predetermined amount upon contacting of the lower portion of the resilient tire means with the earthen seed bed to release and inhibit the sticking of any caked mud on the outer surface of the resilient tire means; and

the ratios of said liquid and gas providing for the collapsing of the lower portion of the tire means upon contacting the seed bed.