Segmented closing wheel
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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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Abstract
A segmented furrow closing wheel comprises a body member rotatable about a rotation axis. The body member comprises a hub and a plurality of fingers radiating from the hub. Each of the fingers has a root end connected to the hub, and each of the fingers terminate at a radially outermost end with a contact surface for contacting a contact patchy 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 is blunt in character.
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18 Claims
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of closing the sides of a furrow in the surface of soil, the method comprising:
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providing a segmented closing wheel with a plurality of spaced fingers having outer ends, the outer ends of the fingers being spaced from each other and having blunt and substantially planar contact surfaces; and pressing the contact surfaces of the fingers against spaced locations on the surface of the soil in a line on a side of the furrow; wherein the pressing of the contact surfaces against the surface of the soil is performed without any significant degree of penetration of the surface by the fingers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A segmented furrow closing wheel system for closing the sides of a furrow in the surface of soil, the system comprising:
a pair of closing wheels mounted so as to be positioned in a laterally opposed relationship on the opposite side of the furrow, each of the closing wheels 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. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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