Reel tine assembly
AssigneeCrary Company
InventorDavid S. Majkrzak
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Abstract
Reel tine assemblies including molded tines that have saddle-like hubs which attach to reel bat tubes using a single screw that extends through the reel bat tubes and threads into a receptacle formed in a post of those tines. The post protrudes into the interior of the reel bat tube and expands as the screw is tightened to provide a secure, stable tine that is held securely with two parts, the tine and the screw.
Claims13
A one piece harvester reel tine for mounting on a support tube comprising a hub formed at a first end of the tine, and an elongated tine finger section internally molded with the hub and extending toward a second end of the tine from the hub, said hub having first and second wall portions that are spaced apart to form an open saddle opening in direction facing away from the tine finger for mounting onto a tube, and a post integrally molded to and on the interior of said hub and having an axis extending away from the tine finger substantially midway between the first and second wall portions and being of size to fit into an opening in the tube on which the tine is to be mounted when the saddle is moved to engage such tube with the wall portions on opposite sides of the tube, said post then extending into such tube and being adapted to receive a fastener extending along the axis of the post for retaining the hub against such tube.
A harvester reel tine formed as a unitarily molded one piece unit having a saddle portion at a first end, said saddle portion having a surface accessible to engage a support tube and extend partially around such support tube, the reel tine tapering in a direction away from the saddle portion to form a finger section, the saddle portion forming a generally U shape with spaced side walls and a base surface being outwardly open so the side walls engage a support tube and the saddle portion being formed to be smaller in size than the support tube on which the saddle is to be mounted to cause the walls to move outwardly when placed on the tube, and a receptacle for receiving a threaded fastener in the center portions of said saddle portion extending in a direction along an axis of extension of the finger section and which receptacle is between the walls, so that such fastener can be extended through the support tube on which the reel tine is to be mounted along the axis and is secured in said receptacle by threading the fastener into the receptacle.
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