Floatation springs attached to adjustable skid shoes
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorJeffrey Brown Fay, II
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Abstract
A header floatation system that includes a header, a floatation mechanism which includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, an adjustment array which includes at least a first contact point, a bracket which includes at least a second contact point, a skid shoe, and a fastener. The first end of the floatation mechanism can be mechanically linked to the adjustment array. Either the adjustment array or the bracket can include a third contact point. The adjustment array can be mechanically linked to the skid shoe. The fastener can be positioned adjacent to, on, or through at least the first or second contact points aligning contact between the bracket and the adjustment array.
Claims20
A header floatation system, comprising:
- a header comprising a cutter bar positioned generally at the underside of the header;
- a floatation mechanism comprising a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
- an adjustment array comprising at least a first contact point;
- a bracket comprising at least a second contact point;
- a fastener;
- and
- a skid shoe;
- wherein at least the first end of the floatation mechanism is mechanically linked to the adjustment array;
- wherein either the adjustment array or the bracket comprises a third contact point;
- wherein the adjustment array is operably and mechanically linked to the skid shoe;
- and
- wherein the fastener is positioned adjacent to, on, or through at least the first and/or second contact point, thereby aligning contact between the bracket and the adjustment array and defining at least one cut height.
A mower, comprising:
- a tongue;
- and
- a header floatation system ;
- wherein the header floatation system comprises:
- a trail frame;
- a header comprising a cutter bar generally positioned on the underside of the header;
- an adjustment array comprising at least a first contact point;
- a bracket mechanically linked to the header and comprising at least a second contact point;
- a floatation mechanism mechanically linked to the adjustment array at one end of the floatation mechanism and mechanically linked to the trail frame at an opposite end of the floatation mechanism;
- a fastener;
- and
- a skid shoe;
- wherein the trail frame and header are mechanically linked by at least one pivot point;
- wherein the adjustment array is operably and mechanically linked to the skid shoe;
- wherein either the adjustment array or the bracket comprise at least a third contact point;
- and
- wherein the fastener is positioned adjacent to, on, or through at least the first and/or second contact point, thereby aligning contact between the bracket and the adjustment array and defining at least one cut height.
A method of adjusting a cut height of a header, comprising:
- a header floatation system comprising:
- a trail frame;
- a header comprising a cutter bar generally positioned on the underside of the header;
- a skid shoe;
- an adjustment array comprising at least a first contact point;
- a floatation mechanism mechanically linked to the adjustment array at one end of the floatation mechanism and mechanically linked to the trail frame at an opposite end of the floatation mechanism;
- a bracket mechanically linked to the header and comprising at least a second contact point;
- and
- a fastener;
- wherein the trail frame and header are mechanically linked by at least one pivot point;
- wherein the adjustment array is mechanically linked to the skid shoe;
- wherein either the adjustment array or the bracket comprise at least a third contact point;
- and
- wherein the fastener is positioned adjacent to, on, or through at least the first or second contact points aligning contact between the bracket and the adjustment array;
- the method comprising moving the position of the fastener from the first contact point to the third contact point along the path of the adjustment array to position the cutter bar to a desired cut height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.