Patent ID: 9731562
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A01C,B60B,B60C,B60Y

Claim:
1. A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement, comprising: a tire body having an inner wall and an outer wall collectively defining an annular pocket therebetween, the inner wall defining a central, axial hole through the tire body for receiving a hub; a circumferential slot extending through the inner wall of the tire body from the annular pocket to the axial hole; and an annular ring received within the annular pocket and projecting radially inward through the circumferential slot to the axial hole, the annular ring configured to operatively engage the hub such that the tire body mounts to the hub, wherein the annular ring further comprises a band portion captured within the annular pocket; and a tab portion having a width that is less than the band portion and projecting radially inward from the band portion, through the circumferential slot, and beyond the inner wall, the tab portion configured to operatively engage the hub, and wherein the band portion is generally transverse to the tab portion such that a cross-section of the annular ring is generally T-shaped.