US 12,167,705 B2
Gauge wheel system
Paul Ryan, Horsham (AU)
Assigned to Ryan Farming Machinery Pty Ltd, Horsham (AU)
Filed by Ryan Farming Machinery Pty Ltd, Horsham (AU)
Filed on May 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/330,188.
Prior Publication US 2021/0368664 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A01C 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 5/062 (2013.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gauge wheel for use on cultivation equipment comprising:
a hub member having a central bearing portion for mounting to the cultivation equipment;
a peripheral flange portion displaced laterally with respect to the hub member; and
a resilient coil member mounted to a surface of the hub member at a proximal end and comprising at least two windings that extend between the hub member and the peripheral flange portion to terminate at a free distal end adjacent the peripheral flange portion,
wherein the free distal end of the resilient coil member is constrained to prevent contact of the resilient coil member with the peripheral flange portion,
wherein the hub member comprises at least three spokes that extend radially from the central bearing portion to define a surface of the hub member that is substantially open,
wherein the peripheral flange portion is detachably mounted to the hub member at a distal end of the spokes, and
wherein the peripheral flange portion is detachably mounted to the distal end of the spokes by way of a plurality of support bars.