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Packer wheel assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-18
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2004-04-18
Abstract
Abstract Packer wheel assemblies attached to earthworking tools of a field cultivator compact soil about seeds dispensed into the soil with an air planter. Each packer wheel assembly has a body adjustably mounted on the shank of each tool and an arm pivotally connected to the body. Ground engaging wheels are rotatably mounted on the arm. A coil spring connected to the arm biases the wheels downwardly into engagement with the soil.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas J. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:27
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C5/00; A01C5/06; A01C5/066; A01C5/068
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A packer wheel assembly useable with an earth working implement having a shank and a tool mounted thereon for working soil comprising: body means adapted to be mounted on the shank, said body means having laterally spaced side members, wheel means for compacting the soil and maintaining a selected earth working depth of said tool, arm means connecting the wheel means to the body means, means rotatably mounting the wheel means on the arm means, remote from the body means, pivot means extended between the side members and mounted thereon mounting the arm means on the side members for movement in generally up and down directions, said arm means extended between said side members, stop means extended between the side members and mounted thereon generally below the pivot means, said arm means being engageable with the stop means to limit downward movement of the arm means and maintain a selected earth working depth of said tool, and biasing means engageable with the arm means and stop means for biasing the arm means downward into engagement with the stop means and yieldably holding the wheel means in engagement with the soil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A packer wheel assembly useable with an earth working implement having a shank and a tool mounted thereon for working soil comprising: body means adapted to be mounted on the shank, said body means having laterally spaced side members, wheel means for compacting the soil and maintaining a selected earth working depth of said tool, arm means connecting the wheel means to the body means, means rotatably mounting the wheel means on the arm means, remote from the body means, pivot means extended between the side members and mounted thereon mounting the arm means on the side members for movement in generally up and down directions, said arm means extended between said side members, stop means extended between the side members and mounted thereon generally below the pivot means, said arm means being engageable with the stop means to limit downward movement of the arm means and maintain a selected earth working depth of said tool, and biasing means engageable with the arm means and stop means for biasing the arm means downward into engagement with the stop means and yieldably holding the wheel means in engagement with the soil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 1 wherein: said body means comprises a U-shaped body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 1 wherein: said side members have means to adjustably position the stop means on the side members whereby the earth working depth of the tool can be adjusted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 1 wherein: said biasing means comprises spring means located between said side members and surrounding said pivot means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 4 wherein: said spring means comprise a double torsion coil spring having a middle portion engageable with the arm means and end portions engageable with the stop means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 1 including: means for adjustably mounting the body means on the shank.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 1 wherein: said wheel means comprises a pair of wheels located adjacent opposite side of the arm means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 1 wherein: said wheel means comprises a single wheel adapted to be located in general alignment with said shank.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 1 wherein: said biasing means comprising a double torsion coil spring having laterally spaced spring bodies and a middle portion engageable with the arm means, said arm means being located between said coiled body portions, said spring having end portions engageable with the stop means whereby said spring continuously biases said arm means in a downward direction into engagement with the stop means and yieldably urges the wheel means into engagement with the soil.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The packer wheel assembly of claim 9 wherein: said side members including means to adjustably position the stop means on the side member to provide adjustment of the earth working depth of the tool.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
311 words
An apparatus for planting seed into the soil comprising: a field cultivator having a plurality of earth working tool assemblies for working the soil, each earth working tool assembly having a shank and a tool mounted on the shank, planter means mounted on the cultivator operable to dispense seed into the soil behind at least one of said shanks, soil packer means for compacting the soil about said seed, means mounting the soil packer means on said one of said shanks, said soil packer means having a body, said body having laterally spaced side members extended rearwardly from said one of said shanks, wheel means for compacting the soil about the seed dispensed into the soil, arm means connecting the wheel means to the body, pivot means extended between said side members and mounted thereon, said arm means extended between said side members and mounted on said pivot means for movement in generally up and down directions, means rotatably mounting the wheel means on the arm means, remote from the pivot means, stop means extended between said side members and mounted thereon generally below said pivot means, said arm means being engageable with the stop means to limit downward movement of the arm means and to maintain a selected earth working depth of the tool and depth of the seed in the soil, and biasing means for biasing the arm means in a downward direction into engagement with stop means and yieldably holding the wheel means in engagement of soil thereby compacting the soil about the seed, said biasing means comprising spring means located between said side members, said spring means having a coil portion surrounding the pivot means, first portion engageable with the arm, and a second portion engageable with the stop means whereby the coil portion of the spring biases the arm means into engagement with the stop means.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
311 words
An apparatus for planting seed into the soil comprising: a field cultivator having a plurality of earth working tool assemblies for working the soil, each earth working tool assembly having a shank and a tool mounted on the shank, planter means mounted on the cultivator operable to dispense seed into the soil behind at least one of said shanks, soil packer means for compacting the soil about said seed, means mounting the soil packer means on said one of said shanks, said soil packer means having a body, said body having laterally spaced side members extended rearwardly from said one of said shanks, wheel means for compacting the soil about the seed dispensed into the soil, arm means connecting the wheel means to the body, pivot means extended between said side members and mounted thereon, said arm means extended between said side members and mounted on said pivot means for movement in generally up and down directions, means rotatably mounting the wheel means on the arm means, remote from the pivot means, stop means extended between said side members and mounted thereon generally below said pivot means, said arm means being engageable with the stop means to limit downward movement of the arm means and to maintain a selected earth working depth of the tool and depth of the seed in the soil, and biasing means for biasing the arm means in a downward direction into engagement with stop means and yieldably holding the wheel means in engagement of soil thereby compacting the soil about the seed, said biasing means comprising spring means located between said side members, said spring means having a coil portion surrounding the pivot means, first portion engageable with the arm, and a second portion engageable with the stop means whereby the coil portion of the spring biases the arm means into engagement with the stop means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein: the planter means comprises an air seed planter, and hose means for carrying air and seed from the planter to said one of said shanks.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein: said shank is a C-shaped spring member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein: said spring means comprises a double torsion coil spring having a middle portion engageable with the arm means and end portions engageable with the stop means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein: said wheel means comprises a pair of wheels located adjacent opposite sides of the arm means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein: said wheel means comprises a single wheel located in generally longitudinal alignment with said one of said shanks.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 11 including: means for adjustably mounting the stop means on the body to provide adjustment of the earth working depth of the tool and depth of the seed in the soil.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein: said side members having a plurality of longitudinally spaced holes for adjusting the position of the stop means relative to the side members to provide adjustment of the earth working depth of the tool and depth of the seed in the soil.
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