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Agricultural machine with associated wheel and roller enabling furrow creation

  • US 8,695,721 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2012
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An agricultural machine comprising:

  • a first frame;

    at least one roller, the roller including at least one tube mounted for rotation about a first axis on first bearings connected to the first frame;

    a second frame connected to the first frame; and

    at least one wheel including at least one rim mounted for rotation about a second axis on second bearings connected to the second frame, the wheel including at least one tire threaded onto the rim,wherein the roller has a covering around the tube, and the tire of the wheel has a tread, the covering and the tread including moldings defining a pattern element repeated in a transverse direction parallel to the first axis, and to the second axis, respectively,wherein a pitch of transverse repeat of the pattern element of the roller and a pitch of transverse repeat of the pattern element of the wheel are equal to the nearest 10%, andwherein the respective pattern elements define ribs such that a height of the ribs on the roller and a height of the ribs on the wheel are equal to the nearest 90%,wherein the repetition and height of the ribs form, in earth, a series of furrows that are substantially parallel and substantially equidistant.

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