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US 10,806,082 B2Granted
Gripper, implement and method
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorLionel Guiet
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Abstract
A gripper for an implement for handling bales includes a body having at least one support arm, at least one tine coupled to the body, and a cutting device. The at least one tine protrudes in a direction beyond the cutting device in at least one region.
Claims15
A gripper for an implement for handling bales, the gripper comprising:
- a body including a pair of support arms and a cross member extending between the pair of support arms;
- at least one tine attached to the cross member and extending away from the cross member in a direction;
- a cutter having a plurality of knives spaced apart from each other along a width of the cross member, wherein the cutter is attached to the cross member with each of the plurality of knives extending from the cross member in the direction of the at least one tine;
- wherein the at least one tine extends a distance from the cross member that is greater than a height of each of the plurality of knives from the cross member;
- and
- wherein the at least one tine and the plurality of knives are arranged in an alternating alignment along the width of the cross member.
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An implement for handling a bale, the implement comprising:
- a receiver configured to pick up the bale;
- a gripper rotatably attached to the receiver, wherein the gripper includes:
- a body including a pair of support arms and a cross member extending between the pair of support arms;
- at least one tine attached to the cross member and extending away from the cross member in a direction;
- a cutter having a plurality of knives spaced apart from each other along a width of the cross member, wherein the cutter is attached to the cross member with each of the plurality of knives extending from the cross member in the direction of the at least one tine;
- wherein the at least one tine extends a distance from the cross member that is greater than a height of each of the plurality of knives from the cross member;
- and
- wherein the at least one tine and the plurality of knives are arranged in an alternating alignment along the width of the cross member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.