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US 5,309,702 AGranted
Cutting tooth
AssigneeLundahl Research, Inc.
InventorsE. Cordell Lundahl, Laurel H. Jensen
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Abstract
Impact cutter teeth that cut and lift the crop to improve both cutting and transport of the crop are novel features of this invention. The novel construction of this tooth results in actions which reduce undesired recut characteristics present in impact cutters with prior art teeth.
Claims6
Teeth for attachment to the flighting of an auger on an auger cutter comprising;
- cutting teeth having a metal base plate of essentially horse shoe shape, including a circular portion and converging side portions, a hole towards the circular end of the base plate for attaching said teeth to auger flighting, said base plate having bevels on a major portion of a first flat surface, a portion of said bevels forming a cutting edge, said base plate being bent in the direction of said first flat surface, material added to the base plate on the converging side portion opposite the cutting edge connecting the bent portion and the side of the converging portion of said first flat surface opposite the cutting edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.