Abstract: A hinge for an agricultural machine having a center section having a first aperture, a wheel supporting the center section, a wing section connected to the center section and having a second aperture, and a hinge positioned between the center section and the wing section to permit the wing section to pivot about the center section. The hinge includes a pin which extends through the first and second apertures to connect the wing section to the center section. A first fastener engages the center section or the wing section and is adjacent to the first end of the pin to thereby retain the pin in the first and second apertures. A second fastener engages the center section or the wing section and is adjacent to the second end of the pin to thereby retain the pin in the first and second apertures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 24, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 18, 2020
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY
Inventors:
David L. Steinlage, Jeremy Nefzger, Shawn J. Becker
Abstract: A hub cap is provided for boat trailer wheel hubs that includes an air valve. The valve may take several different forms. A hub cap employs a security air valve that is inserted through an aperture formed within the hub cap body. The valved hub cap allows the hub cavity to be temporarily pressurized when a boat trailer is partially submerged during the launch and recovery of a boat. Additional features may be incorporated in the hub cap, including a pressure release valve, which prevents damage to the hub seal, an O-ring groove in the hub cap body, which seals the cap to the hub and may also secure the hub cap to the wheel hub body. A separate spring retainer clip is also provided, which secures the hub cap to the hub body.