Patent ID: RE38974

Claim:
An individual disc mounting system for an agricultural implement having a plurality of individual disc blades, the mounting system comprising: a. a leaf spring with an upper leg and a lower leg connected by a closed end, said lower leg having a longitudinal axis and a bottom surface generally parallel to said longitudinal axis; b. a mounting apparatus configured to attach said upper leg to the implement, such that said lower leg longitudinal axis is oriented generally horizontally, and c. a disc spindle apparatus attached to said leaf spring lower leg such that said disc spindle apparatus extends outward from said lower leg in a direction which is generally transverse to said lower leg bottom surface, said disc spindle apparatus supporting a bearing which accommodates only one of the individual disc blades such that the disc blade is positioned alongside a portion of said leaf spring lower leg and is freely rotatable relative to said spring lower leg, wherein positioning of said leaf spring at least partially along-side the disc blade allows the disc blade to deflect vertically, horizontally and/or torsionally when it encounters an obstacle.