Harvesting tool
AssigneeDuck Foot Parts Inc.
InventorsSteven Ray Kastning, Chrisa Dawn McDougall-Kastning
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Abstract
A paddle tine for use over a pickup tine previously fixed with a harvester reel tube of a harvesting header comprises an elongated body having a central cavity therethrough and is adapted to slide over the pickup tine of the harvester reel tube. An attachment mechanism, such as one or more resilient clips with a fastening clip, is fixed with the proximal end of the elongated body to secure the paddle tine to the harvester reel tube over the pickup tine. Two opposing paddle webs project laterally away from the elongated body proximate the distal end.
Claims18
A paddle tine configured to attach over an existing pickup tine on a harvester reel tube, the paddle tine comprising:
- an elongated body portion having a proximal end and a distal end defining a longitudinal length and first and second lateral sides defining a lateral width, the elongated body further having a longitudinal cavity extending through the longitudinal length, the longitudinal cavity receiving the existing pickup tine therein;
- a reel tube clip fixed at the proximal end of the elongated body, the reel tube clip having an arcuate portion configured to matingly receive an arcuate portion of the harvester reel tube laterally adjacent to opposing lateral sides of the existing pickup tine;
- a fastener configured to engage with the reel tube clip such that the fastener and the arcuate portion of the reel tube clip cooperatively encompass the harvester reel tube and rigidly secure the paddle tine onto the harvester reel tube over the existing pickup tine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.