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US 12,404,052 B2Granted
Self-aligning liquid coupler systems and related methods
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMark E. Barker, Nikhil V. Wagher
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a first link to rotate about a pin joint, a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end, and a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening.
Claims7
A nozzle, comprising;
- a first link rotatably coupled to a base;
- a second link rotatably coupled to the first link opposite the base;
- a nozzle head disposed on a first end of the second link;
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- a weight disposed on a second end of the second link opposite the first end, the weight to urge the nozzle to a position vertically above the weight.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.