Planter closing wheel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the planter closing wheel showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view is a mirror image thereof, and the top and bottom plan views are identical with the exception of the locations of the front and rear indentations.

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Patent History
Patent number: D386191
Type: Grant
Filed: May 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 1997
Assignee: May-Wes Manufacturing, Inc. (Gibbon, MN)
Inventor: Mark W. Bruns (Gibbon, MN)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Law Firm: Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf
Application Number: 0/54,077
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D15/28)
International Classification: 1599;