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US 2011/0203244 A1Published application
Windrow merging apparatus
AssigneeOxbo International Corporation
InventorsPaul W. Dow, Steven S. Dow, Mark M. Woodruff
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Abstract
A windrow merger has a frame supporting first, second and third pickup assemblies, with the two outside pickup assemblies foldable between an extended use position and a retracted travel position. Each of the pickup assemblies includes a reversible conveyor providing multiple windrow merging configurations. The pickup assemblies are interchangeable and aligned to define an unobstructed pickup face.
Claims1
A windrow merger, comprising:
- a merger assembly including a center pick up head, a left pick up head, and a right pick up head, each of the center, left, and right pick up heads having a length, the left and right pick up heads each being positionable in an extended use position and a retracted travel position;
- wherein the lengths of the left and right pick up heads are generally transverse to a direction of travel when positioned in the extended use position, and wherein the lengths of the left and right pick up heads are generally aligned with the direction of travel when position in the retracted travel position, the left and right pick up heads further being located above the center pick up head when positioned in the retracted travel position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.