Patent ID: 8007200

Claim:
A compactor wheel mountable on an axle of a compaction machine, the compactor wheel comprising: a hub mountable to an axle of a compaction machine; a rim mounted around an outer circumference of the hub, the rim having a wrapper, an inner circumferential edge, and an outer circumferential edge; and a modular axle guard positioned near the inner circumferential edge and extending outward from the wrapper, the modular axle guard comprising a plurality of guard modules arranged about an outer circumference of the rim, and wherein each of the plurality of guard modules comprises: a pair of wedge segments positioned on the wrapper in a spaced apart relationship, the pair of wedge segments being affixed to the wrapper; and a guard segment positioned on the wrapper and seated between the pair of wedge segments, the guard segment including a portion that extends radially outward from the wrapper and beyond the pair of wedge segments.