Tine mountings
OwnerCornelis van der Lely, Ary VAN DER Lelyinventors
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Abstract
A tine mounting for a cultivator includes an elongated horizontal support with passages at each end thereof to receive a tine. The passages are enlarged and have securing surfaces at each side thereof to interfit with the fastening portions of tines and prevent same from being displaced.
Claims5
A cultivator comprising a frame and a plurality of soil-working members mounted on said frame for rotation about upwardly extending axes, each soil-working member being a substantially vertical shaft with an elongated, substantially horizontal tine support at the lower end of said shaft, said support having opposite ends with cylindrical tine holders in the form of substantially vertical passageways that extend through the support, the top of each passageway being formed with a downwardly tapering conical surface and the bottom of the passageway being formed with an upwardly tapering conical surface, said passageway holding a fastening portion of a tine and said fastening portion extending through the passageway and being secured to said support, said tine having a multi-sided soil-working portion which is received by cooperating surfaces of said upwardly tapering conical surface to resist the angular displacement of the tine and said upwardly tapering conical surface comprising flats that interfit with flat portions of said tine.
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