Barrier means in a combine harvesting header
US4003191A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D61/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A harvesting header for a combine in which a consolidating auger of appreciable length extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the combine and said auger having reversely spiralled flights respectively extending inward from opposite ends of the auger toward the midpoint of the axis thereof, the improvement comprising barrier means in the form of one or more discs on said auger between the inner ends of said flights and operable to prevent any substantial movement of ears of corn along the auger trough past the center of the auger when the combine is operating on a sloping field area.
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