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US 10,306,836 B2Granted
Tine mounting pads
AssigneeVermeer Manufacturing Company
InventorsLisle J. Dunham, Alex Knee, Tom Duenwald
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Abstract
Mounting pads for attaching tines to a pick-up device of a crop implement such as a round baler may include a tab that extends from a body portion. The tab may be hinged to the main body to allow the tab to loop around the connecting loop of the tine.
Claims17
A pick-up device of a crop implement, the pick-up device comprising:
- a tine support;
- a tine mounted to the tine support, the tine comprising:
- a coil having an outer coil surface and an inner coil surface;
- an arm that extends from the coil;
- and
- a connecting loop extending from the coil;
- and
- a mounting pad comprising:
- a body portion having an inner pad surface and an opposing outer pad surface, the inner pad surface being in contact with the outer coil surface and the outer pad surface being in contact with the tine support;
- and
- a tab connected to and extending from the body portion for mounting between a fastener and the connecting loop, the body portion and tab being a single piece.
8 more elements
A pick-up device of a crop implement, the pick-up device comprising:
- a tine support;
- a metal tine comprising:
- a coil;
- an arm that extends from the coil;
- and
- a connecting loop extending from the coil for attaching the tine to the tine support;
- a mounting pad disposed between and contacting the connecting loop and the tine support, the mounting pad being made of at least one of a polymer and a self-lubricating material, the mounting pad comprising:
- a body portion for mounting between the coil and the tine support, the body portion having a body aperture;
- and
- a tab connected to and extending from the body portion, the body portion and tab being a single piece, the tab having a tab aperture;
- and
- a fastener that extends through the tab aperture, connecting loop and the body aperture, the fastener directly attaching the tine to the tine support and causing the mounting pad to be sandwiched between the tine and the tine support.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.