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AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsEdwin Milton Gerber, Russell Andrew Huesmann, Jr., Todd Neil Signer, Mark Charles DePoorter, Darryl Francis Cain, Bruno Dauenhauer
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A grain tank extension having side panels that are rotatably mounted to the grain tank to lower the extension by pivoting the side panels into the tank for storage. Corner panels are provided between adjacent side panels and are integrally formed with the stud at each end for coupling the corner panels to the side panels. Flanges extend beyond the ends of the side panels and overlap abutting ends of adjacent comer panels. The flanges each have an aperture that receives the stud from the adjacent corner panel. The stud is held therein by a retaining pin to avoid the need for hand tools to lower the extension for storage. The corner panels are molded of plastic as a single piece plastic body with the studs integrally formed therein.
An extension on a combine grain tank, the grain tank having walls that terminate at upper ends forming a tank having an upper opening, the extension comprising:
An extension on a combine grain tank, the grain tank having walls that terminate at upper ends forming a tank having an upper opening, the extension comprising:
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