Rotor for a combine-harvester
OwnerRussell Makeeffinventor
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Abstract
A rotor used for a combine-harvester includes a cylindrical member having a front end and rear end with a plurality of rub bar members spacedly disposed thereupon and extending outwardly therefrom and with a plurality of outwardly projecting spiral members which are disposed about the rear portion of the cylindrical member and which effectively shed the vines and stalks of the crop plants from about the rotor and with a plurality of short threshing members which are mounted to and project outwardly from the cylindrical member at the rear end thereof for removing any grain left on the vines and stalks before they are removed off the rear end of the rotor.
Claims11
A rotor used for a combine-harvester comprising:
- a cylindrical member having a front end, a rear end, and an outer wall;
- a plurality of rub bar members conventionally secured to said outer wall and spaced thereabout;
- a plurality of outwardly projecting spiral members securely mounted to said outer wall and spaced thereabout, said outwardly projecting spiral members being disposed about a rear portion of said cylindrical member, said outwardly projecting spiral members having first ends which terminate at respective said rub bar members, said outwardly projecting spiral members having second ends which terminate near said rear end of said cylindrical member, said second ends of said outwardly protecting spiral members being spaced approximately 120 degrees from one another, each of said outwardly projecting spiral members comprising a plurality of anchor members securely attached to said outer wall and spacedly arranged in a spiral pattern about said outer wall, and further comprising a plurality of thinly wear members which are removably fastened to said anchor members;
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- a plurality of threshing members securely mounted to said outer wall at said rear end, said second ends of said outwardly projecting spiral members terminating at respective said threshing members.
A rotor used for a combine-harvester comprising:
- a cylindrical member having a front end, a rear end, and an outer wall;
- a plurality of rub bar members conventionally secured to said outer wall and spaced thereabout;
- a plurality of outwardly projecting spiral members securely mounted to said outer wall and spaced thereabout;
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- a plurality of threshing members securely mounted to said outer wall at said rear end, said threshing members being essentially fin-like.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.