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Segmented closing wheel

  • US 7,757,777 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/2008
  • Issued: 07/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A segmented furrow closing wheel comprising:

  • a body member rotatable about a rotation axis, the body member comprising;

    a hub; and

    a plurality of fingers radiating from the hub, each of the fingers having a root end connected to the hub;

    wherein each of the fingers terminate at a radially outermost end with a contact surface for contacting a contact patch on the ground surface, the contact surface of one of the fingers being spaced from the contact surfaces of the adjacent fingers of the plurality of fingers, the contact surface being blunt in character;

    wherein the contact surface is configured to press against the contact patch on the ground surface without any significant degree of penetration of the ground surface.

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