Harvesting implement
US5040362A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D57/22
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An implement for attachment onto a harvesting vehicle, particularly adapted for harvesting stalk-type crops independent of the direction of and distance between the rows of crops to be harvested, includes a frame, a plurality of directing fingers fixedly attached to the frame and extending generally forwardly therefrom and a generally transverse cutter bar mounted horizontally along a front portion of the frame. A pair of triangular shaped members are mounted on the frame behind the cutting bar and have guide chains slidingly mounted thereon. The guide chains surround each member and are adapted to revolve therearound. A plurality of gathering lugs are fixedly attached to each guide chain and extend outwardly from each member. Crops are directed to the cutter bar and gathering lugs by the directing fingers and are transferred onto the harvesting vehicle by the gathering lugs as the guide chains revolve about each triangular member.
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