US 12,342,743 B2
Agricultural apparatus and method
Dustan Grieshop, Fort Recovery, OH (US)
Assigned to J. & M. Manufacturing Co., Inc., Ft. Recovery, OH (US)
Filed by J. & M. Manufacturing Co., Inc., Fort Recovery, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/341,675.
Application 17/341,675 is a continuation of application No. 16/229,993, filed on Dec. 21, 2018, granted, now 11,032,963.
Prior Publication US 2021/0289683 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01B 73/06 (2006.01); A01B 21/08 (2006.01); A01B 63/00 (2006.01); A01B 63/32 (2006.01); A01B 73/04 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 73/067 (2013.01) [A01B 21/08 (2013.01); A01B 63/008 (2013.01); A01B 63/32 (2013.01); A01B 73/044 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An agricultural apparatus, comprising:
a frame structure having a longitudinal axis and laterally opposed sides;
a first wheel on one side of the frame structure, and a second wheel on an opposite side of the frame structure for allowing movement of the apparatus during transport and operation;
a center tool bar coupled to the frame structure;
first and second main wings respectively coupled for pivoting movement relative to opposite end portions of the center tool bar, the first and second main wings each including inner and outer wing sections, the first main wing on one side of the frame structure and the second main wing on an opposite side of the frame structure, and the first and second main wings being pivotable about respective axes of rotation between extended positions in which the first and second main wings extend laterally outward from respective opposite sides of the frame structure, and retracted, storage positions in which the first and second main wings extend generally along a length of the frame structure for shipping or transport;
first and second auxiliary wings, the first and second auxiliary wings each separately pivotable between a raised, retracted storage position oriented transverse to the center tool bar for shipping or transport and a laterally extending position; and
respective sets of tools coupled to each of the center tool bar, the first and second main wings and the first and second auxiliary wings, wherein the sets of tools coupled to the first and second auxiliary wings are positioned between the sets of tools coupled to the first and second main wings;
wherein the first and second main wings include respective raised sections each configured to extend over a respective wheel on a corresponding side of the frame structure in the storage position, and the raised sections are each comprised of a frame having a generally concave shape receiving a portion of one of the first and second wheels in the storage position.