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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harry C Deckler, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Alan F Barry, Fairfax, IA (US);
Steven D Rodgers, North English, IA (US);
Assignee:
Kinze Manufacturing Inc., Williamsburg, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
111137 ; 111164 ; 172538 ;
Abstract
The wheel arms of a planter row unit are mounted to the row unit frame for independent pivotal motion. The ends of a saddle link are received in sockets formed on gauge wheel arms; and a yoke (or ring-shaped link) pivotally mounted to the frame engages a central saddle bearing surface on the saddle link. The wheel arms, saddle link and yoke are constructed and arranged such that when one gauge wheel raises when it encounters an obstruction, the other lowers and the frame raises by about one-half the distance which the first gauge wheel is raised.