Articulated combine
OwnerBen N. Dilloninventor
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Abstract
Broadly, one aspect of the present invention is an articulated combine having increased on-board grain storage capacity (e.g., 1,200 bushels) and which is composed of a forward unit having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, and being devoid of an on-board grain bin; and a rearward unit jointedly attached to the forward section and having, steerable and powered wheels, an on-board grain bin for receiving grain from the forward section grain transfer assembly, and a grain off-loading assembly. The grain transfer assembly, joint, and grain off-loading assembly and controls, form other aspects of the present invention.
Claims13
A combine having increased on-board grain storage capacity, which comprises:
- (a) a forward unit having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, and being devoid of an on-board grain bin;
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- (b) a rearward unit jointedly attached to said forward unit and having a steerable and powered wheel assembly, an on-board grain bin for receiving grain from said forward section grain transfer assembly, and a grain off-loading assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.