Magnetic marker arm retention
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsJohnathon R. Dienst, Patrick Dinnon, Michael J. Connors, Brent Elwing, Brian J. Anderson, Chad M. Johnson, Travis L. Harnetiaux
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Abstract
An implement for an agricultural vehicle including a toolbar and a pair of marking devices pivotally connected to the toolbar. Each marking device includes at least one arm configured for pivoting between a stored position and an operational position, and a retention device supported by the toolbar and configured for providing a magnetic retention force which magnetically retains the at least one arm in the stored position.
Claims14
An implement for an agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- a toolbar;
- and
- a pair of marking devices pivotally connected to the toolbar, each said marking device including:
- at least one arm configured for pivoting between a stored position and an operational position;
- and
- a retention device supported by the toolbar and configured for providing a magnetic retention force which magnetically retains the at least one arm in the stored position,
- wherein the at least one arm includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally connected to the first arm such that in the stored position the first and second arms are folded relative to one another and in the operational position the first and second arms are unfolded relative to one another, and the retention device is connected to the second arm, and
- wherein the retention device includes a deformable mount and at least one magnetic element mounted to the deformable mount for magnetically retaining each first arm relative to each second arm in the stored position.
A marking device pivotally connected to an implement of an agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- a first arm;
- a second arm pivotally connected to the first arm, and the first and second arms are configured for pivoting between a stored position in which the first and second arms are folded relative to one another and an operational position in which the first and second arms are unfolded relative to one another;
- and
- a retention device connected to the second arm and configured for retaining the first arm relative to the second arm in the stored position, and
- wherein the retention device includes a deformable mount and at least one magnetic element mounted to the deformable mount and configured for providing a magnetic retention force for magnetically retaining the first arm relative to the second arm in the stored position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.