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Pivot assembly for planter closing wheel frame

  • US 7,246,563 B2
  • Filed: 07/12/2005
  • Issued: 07/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pivot assembly for attaching a closing wheel frame to a planter frame, comprising:

  • a closing wheel frame having a closing wheel attached at a rear end and a mounting opening at a front end;

    a ball bearing having an outer race and an inner race, the outer race being fit within said mounting opening at the front end of the closing wheel frame;

    a threaded bolt that extends through a hole in a laterally adjustable support casting of the planter frame and through an opening in said inner race; and

    a threaded nut placed on said bolt and operable in conjunction with said bolt to secure the inner race of the bearing to the support casting of the planter frame, whereby the closing wheel frame is pivotal relative to the support casting of the planter frame during normal operation by relative movement between the inner race and outer race of the bearing.

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