Planter closing wheel

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1, the opposite side and top and bottom view being mirror images thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D396863
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 27, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 11, 1998
Assignee: May-Wes Manufacturing, Inc. (Hutchinson, MN)
Inventor: Mark W. Bruns (Gibbon, MN)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Law Firm: Burd, Bartz & Gutenkauf
Application Number: 0/60,391
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D15/28)
International Classification: 1503;