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US 5,979,152 AGranted
Cutterbar assembly for a reciprocating mower
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorPaul John McCredie
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Abstract
The non-driving end of the cutterbar is provided with a specialized integral end guard section having a single guard and a body portion defining a slot for enclosing the reciprocating end knife section. The body portion is also provided with a rearwardly extending mounting portion.
Claims1
An end guard for a cutterbar assembly, the end guard comprising:
- a body portion having a channel for receiving a knifeback,
- a mounting portion which is integral with the body portion extends rearwardly from the body portion for mounting the end guard to a support bar;
- a single guard which is integral with the body portion extends forwardly from the body portion;
- wherein the body portion and the single guard define an enclosed area for enclosing a full knife and a forwardly extending cover is mounted to the mounting portion and extends over the body portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.