Tobacco drying apparatus
OwnerElmer K. Hanseninventor
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Abstract
A tobacco drying apparatus for holding stalks of tobacco in a drying barn, in which a stalk of tobacco may be inserted upwardly into the drying apparatus and is automatically held against undesired downward removal therefrom. The drying apparatus includes first and second substantially parallel support members and at least one friction lock assembly which is attached to the second support member. The friction lock assembly has a gate member which is pivotal about an axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second support member. The gate member further has a leading edge which extends toward the first support member, the leading edge of the gate member and the first support member which cooperate to receive a stalk of tobacco therebetween.
Claims17
A tobacco drying apparatus for holding stalks of tobacco in a drying barn, in which a stalk of tobacco may be inserted into said drying apparatus and is automatically held against undesired removal therefrom, said tobacco drying apparatus comprising:
- (a) at least one frame assembly;
- (b) said frame assembly having first and second arm members, said first arm member which is substantially parallel to said second arm member;
- (c) said frame assembly further having first and second cross support members operably positioned between said arm members, said first cross support member which is substantially parallel to said second cross support member, said first cross support member having a first mounting surface thereon, said second cross support member having a second mounting surface thereon, said first mounting surface facing said second mounting surface;
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- (d) at least one friction lock assembly attached to said second mounting surface, said friction lock assembly having a gate member which is pivotal about an axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said second cross support member, said gate member further having a leading edge which extends towards said first mounting surface, said leading edge of said gate member and said first mounting surface which cooperate to receive a stalk of tobacco therebetween.
A tobacco drying apparatus for holding stalks of tobacco in a drying barn, in which a stalk of tobacco may be inserted upwardly into said drying apparatus and is automatically held against undesired downward removal therefrom, said tobacco drying apparatus comprising:
- (a) first and second support members, said first support member which is substantially parallel to said second support member, said first support member having a first mounting surface thereon, said second support member having a second mounting surface thereon, said first mounting surface facing said second mounting surface;
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- (b) at least one friction lock assembly attached to said second mounting surface, said friction lock assembly having a gate member which is pivotal about an axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said second support member, said gate member further having a leading edge which extends toward said first mounting surface, said leading edge of said gate member and said first mounting surface which cooperate to receive a stalk of tobacco therebetween.
A tobacco drying apparatus for holding stalks of tobacco in a drying barn, in which a stalk of tobacco may be inserted into said drying apparatus and is automatically held against undesired removal therefrom, said tobacco drying apparatus comprising:
- (a) first and second support members, said first support member which is substantially parallel to said second support member;
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- (b) at least one friction lock assembly attached to said second support member, said friction lock assembly having a gate member which is pivotal about an axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said second support member, said gate member further having a leading edge which extends toward said first support member, said leading edge of said gate member and said first support member which cooperate to receive a stalk of tobacco therebetween.
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