Seed furrow closing wheel
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1. A wheel for working soil comprising:
- an annular body having first and second sides and a plurality of outward directed teeth, said teeth being spaced from each other around an outer peripheral section of the body, a first member located adjacent the first side of the body, a second member located adjacent the second side of the body, said body having a first groove in the first side and a second groove in the second side said, first member having a first lip located in the first groove, said second member having a second lip located in the second groove, slots in the body ribs in the first and second members cooperating with the slots to prevent rotation of the body relative to the first and second members, the first and second members having means for supporting a bearing to allow rotation of the wheel, and means for securing the first and second members to each other and holding the first and second members in engagement with the body.
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Abstract
An earthworking wheel for closing a seed trench made by a planter has an annular low friction body having circumferentially spaced outwardly directed teeth. A pair of hubs clamped onto opposite sides of the body accommodate a bearing for rotatably supporting the wheel on an axle.
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1. A wheel for working soil comprising:
an annular body having first and second sides and a plurality of outward directed teeth, said teeth being spaced from each other around an outer peripheral section of the body, a first member located adjacent the first side of the body, a second member located adjacent the second side of the body, said body having a first groove in the first side and a second groove in the second side said, first member having a first lip located in the first groove, said second member having a second lip located in the second groove, slots in the body ribs in the first and second members cooperating with the slots to prevent rotation of the body relative to the first and second members, the first and second members having means for supporting a bearing to allow rotation of the wheel, and means for securing the first and second members to each other and holding the first and second members in engagement with the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wheel for working soil comprising:
a body of low friction plastic having first and second sides an outer peripheral section, and a plurality of outward directed teeth, said teeth being spaced from each other around the outer peripheral section of the body, a first hub located adjacent the first side of the body, a second hub located adjacent the second side of the body, said first and second hubs having lips, said body having grooves cooperating with the lips, means cooperating with the body and first and second hubs to prevent rotation of the body relative to the first and second hubs, and means for securing the first and second hubs to each other and holding the first and second hubs in engagement with the body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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