Inverter shield for a windrow merger
US6694715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D84/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A windrow merger machine, having a pickup conveyor system, which elevates a windrow of crop material from ground level to a transverse conveyor assembly which displaces the windrow of crop material laterally to a discharge end includes a non-adjustable inverter shield system, attachable to the discharge end of the transverse conveyor assembly, the inverter shield system directing the crop material in a forward direction and causing the discharged crop material to invert prior to striking the ground, the inverter shield system having a frame fixedly attachable to the merger machine, a shield removably coupled to the frame, and a single point attachment being attachable to the window merger. A method of inverting crop material and an inverter shield system are further included.
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