Automatic header latch

An automatic header latch for an agricultural vehicle, the automatic header latch comprising:

• a housing link configured to couple a header to the agricultural vehicle;
• a channel formed in the housing link;
• a pin configured to be received through the channel;
• a locking assembly coupled to the housing link, the locking assembly comprising:
• a rocking bracket, the rocking bracket configured to actuate between a loaded position and an unloaded position,
• a diverting bracket hingedly coupled to the rocking bracket,
• a first fastener, the first fastener configured to secure the rocking bracket in the loaded position,
• a second fastener, the second fastener configured to secure the rocking bracket in the unloaded position;
• wherein, following each full-raise actuation of the header, the automatic header latch is configured to alternate between a locked state and an unlocked state.

A method for automatically locking and unlocking a header latch via successive full-raise actuations of a header, the method comprising:

• coupling the header to an agricultural vehicle;
• in response to a first raising of the header, moving a pin from an operating position to a full-raise position;
• in response to a first lowering of the header, moving the pin from the full-raise position to a locked position;
• in response to a second raising of the header, moving the pin from the locked position to the full-raise position;
• in response to a second lowering of the header, moving the pin from the full-raise position to the operating position;
• and
• in response to moving the pin from the full-raise position to the locked position, actuating a rocking bracket from an unloaded position to a loaded position.