Gauge wheel for use with a conventional row planter assembly
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1. A row planter assembly comprising:
- a frame;
an opening disk rotatably mounted to the frame; and
a gauge wheel rotatably mounted to the frame and disposed alongside, but spaced from, the opening disk so that a gap exists between the opening disk and the gauge wheel;
wherein the gauge wheel comprises;
a radially-extending side wall terminating in a circumferentially-extending ground contacting surface;
wherein the circumferentially-extending ground contacting surface extends along an entirety of an outermost circumference of the gauge wheel such that the ground contacting surface contacts the ground surface;
wherein the ground contacting surface has a uniform width along the entirety of the circumference of the gauge wheel; and
at least one opening in the side wall thereof so as to permit soil to pass from the gap located between the opening disk and the gauge wheel to a region outside of the gauge wheel.
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Abstract
A row planter assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- an opening disk rotatably mounted to the frame; and
- a gauge wheel rotatably mounted to the frame and disposed alongside, but spaced from, the opening disk so as to create a narrow gap therebetween;
- wherein the gauge wheel comprises at least one opening in the side wall thereof so as to permit soil to pass from the gap located between the opening disk and the gauge wheel to the region outside of the gauge wheel.
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12 Claims
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1. A row planter assembly comprising:
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a frame; an opening disk rotatably mounted to the frame; and a gauge wheel rotatably mounted to the frame and disposed alongside, but spaced from, the opening disk so that a gap exists between the opening disk and the gauge wheel; wherein the gauge wheel comprises; a radially-extending side wall terminating in a circumferentially-extending ground contacting surface; wherein the circumferentially-extending ground contacting surface extends along an entirety of an outermost circumference of the gauge wheel such that the ground contacting surface contacts the ground surface; wherein the ground contacting surface has a uniform width along the entirety of the circumference of the gauge wheel; and at least one opening in the side wall thereof so as to permit soil to pass from the gap located between the opening disk and the gauge wheel to a region outside of the gauge wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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