Patent ID: 7823521
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
1. A gauge wheel assembly for a farming implement for positioning adjacent to a disc to set a depth of penetration of the disc into a ground surface for creating a furrow in the ground surface, the gauge wheel assembly comprising: a hub portion positioned substantially centrally with respect to the gauge wheel assembly about an axis of rotation for the gauge wheel assembly, a rim portion forming a circumference of the gauge wheel assembly and forming a circumferential ground contacting surface; an intermediate portion positioned between the hub portion and the rim portion and connecting the rim portion to the hub portion, the intermediate portion comprising: a hub side section positioned about the hub portion; a rim side section positioned inwardly of the rim portion; and a plurality of spoke sections extending from the hub side section to the rim side section and connecting the hub side section to the rim side section, the rim side section encircling the plurality of spoke sections; wherein the hub side section of the intermediate portion defines an aperture, the hub portion being positioned in the aperture of the hub side section; and wherein the plurality of spoke sections of the intermediate portion define a plurality of openings through the intermediate portion such that soil accumulating on a side surface of the disc is able to pass through the openings of the intermediate portion; wherein the circumferential ground contacting surface extends along an entirety of an outermost circumference of the rim portion such that the ground contacting surface contacts the ground surface; wherein the ground contacting surface has a uniform width along the entirety of the circumference of the rim portion to facilitate uniform scraping of dirt and debris from the side surface of the disc.