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US 2017/0079211 A1Published application
Merger and pick-up header for a merger having an adjustable skid shoe
AssigneeKuhn North America, Inc.
InventorsWilliam BASSETT, Damion BABLER, Dennis WILLIAMS, Shane WILLIAMS
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Abstract
A merger apparatus including a pick-up header; a conveyor with a conveyor belt; a skid shoe disposed below the pick-up header and the conveyor; and an operative connection between the pick-up header and the skid shoe that enables the merger apparatus to articulate independently of an external frame underneath the conveyor, such that loose material transported by the conveyor belt that lags beneath the return side may fall to the ground keeping the return side of the conveyor belt free from obstructions.
Claims5
A merger apparatus comprising:
- a horizontal frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the merger apparatus;
- a conveyor with a conveyor belt;
- a pick-up header including a header frame;
- and
- support members which support the pick-up header on the horizontal frame,
- wherein all of the support members pass through an inside of the conveyor belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.