Hay conveying belt and hay rake
AssigneeDayco Corporation
InventorsAnderson W. Howerton, Lee R. Burris
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Abstract
A combination hay conveying belt and working element is provided which comprises a belt made primarily of elastomeric material and having an inner compression section, a load-carrying section and an outer tension section, the tension section having grooves disposed transverse to the endless path of the belt, and a working element attached exteriorly to the belt within each groove by means substantially conforming to at least a portion of the groove. Also provided is a hay or vegetation gathering apparatus which employs at least one of the above belts in combination with the working elements so that the belts travel parallel to the ground and the working elements extend perpendicular to the ground.
Claims15
The combination of a belt and a working element comprising
- (a) an endless belt made primarily of elastomeric material, having an inner compression section, a load-carrying section and an outer tension section, and having at least one groove in said outer tension section of said belt disposed transverse to the endless path of said belt, wherein the innermost portion of said groove has an arcuate configuration,
- (b) at least one working element,
- (c) a first means for attaching said working element exteriorly to said belt, wherein the portion of said first means contacting said groove substantially conforms to the configuration of said groove when said belt is straight, and
- (d) a second means for fastening said first means to said belt.
A vegetation gathering apparatus comprising
- (a) a frame,
- (b) means supporting said frame above ground,
- (c) at least one pair of sheaves mounted upon said frame in a generally horizontal position,
- (d) a vegetation gathering belt assembly operationally associated with said sheaves and comprising
- i. an endless belt made primarily of elastomeric material having an inner compression section, a load-carrying section and an outer tension section, and having at least one groove in said outer tension section thereof disposed transverse to the endless path of said belt, wherein the innermost portion of said groove has an arcuate configuration,
- ii. at least one working element,
- iii. a first means for attaching said working element to said belt and extending said element perpendicular to the ground, wherein the portion of said first means contacting said groove substantially conforms to the configuration of said groove when said belt is straight, and
- iv. a second means for fastening said first means to said belt, and
- (e) means for rotating at least one of said sheaves, thereby imparting motion to said belt assembly parallel to the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.