Skid shoe for an agricultural header
AssigneeMacDon Industries Ltd.
InventorsCyrus Nigon, Reid Christ, Karl Bernard Hundt
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Abstract
A skid shoe for use with a header for harvesting row crops, in particular corn, comprises a body having a curvilinear side profile including: a central section having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom surface that is convexly curved in a transverse direction bowing outwardly between the first side wall and the second side wall; a front section having a front external surface that extends forwardly and upwardly from the central section; and a rear section having a rear external surface that extends rearwardly and upwardly from the central section.
Claims39
A skid shoe for a header for harvesting crops, comprising:
- an elongated body having a generally curvilinear longitudinal side profile, said elongated body including:
- a central section having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom surface wherein said bottom surface is convexly curved in a transverse direction bowing outwardly between said first side wall and said second side wall;
- a front section having a front external surface that extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a forward longitudinal direction from said central section;
- and
- a rear section having a rear external surface that extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a rearward longitudinal direction from said central section.
A skid shoe for a header for harvesting crops, comprising:
- an elongated body having a generally curvilinear longitudinal side profile, said elongated body including:
- a central section having a flat bottom section, wherein the flat bottom section extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a first transverse direction defining a first outwardly bowing side wall and the flat bottom section extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a second transverse direction defining a second outwardly bowing side wall, and wherein a central section transverse lower surface is curvilinear and includes said first outwardly bowing side wall, said flat bottom section, and said second outwardly bowing side wall;
- a front section having a front external surface that extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a forward longitudinal direction from said central section;
- and
- a rear section having a rear external surface that extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a rearward longitudinal direction from said central section.
A header assembly for harvesting row crops comprising:
- a header;
- and
- a skid shoe attached to said header, wherein said skid shoe has an elongated body having a curvilinear side profile along a continuous longitudinal upper surface, said elongated body includes a central section having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom surface wherein said bottom surface is convexly curved in a transverse direction bowing outwardly between said first side wall and said second side wall.
A header assembly for harvesting row crops comprising:
- a header;
- and
- a skid shoe attached to said header, wherein said skid shoe has an elongated body having a curvilinear longitudinal side profile, said elongated body includes:
- a central section having a flat bottom section, wherein the flat bottom section extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a first transverse direction defining a first outwardly bowing side wall and the flat bottom section extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a second transverse direction defining a second outwardly bowing side wall, and wherein a central section transverse lower surface is curvilinear and includes said first outwardly bowing side wall, said flat bottom section, and said second outwardly bowing side wall;
- a front section having a front external surface that extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a forward longitudinal direction from said central section;
- and
- a rear section having a rear external surface that extends outwardly and curvilinearly upwardly in a rearward longitudinal direction from said central section
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