Agricultural implement with self-centering pivots
OwnerRaymond Zimmermaninventor
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Abstract
A self-centering pivot assembly for an agricultural implement having a tool bar is provided. The self-centering pivot assembly includes at least one spring, a bar segment operatively connected to one or more working tools of the agricultural implement, and a mounting assembly operatively connected between the tool bar and the bar segment. The self-centering pivot assembly further includes a pivot operatively connected to the bar segment and the at least one spring such that as the agricultural implements travels over the ground and the bar segment deviates laterally from a neutral position, the at least one spring temporarily compresses and urges the bar segment back towards the neutral position.
Claims20
A self-centering pivot assembly for an agricultural implement having a tool bar, the self-centering pivot assembly comprising:
- at least one spring;
- a bar segment operatively connected to one or more working tools of the agricultural implement;
- a mounting assembly having two parallel mounting plates operatively coupled to opposite sides of the bar segment and operatively connected to opposite sides of the tool bar of the agricultural implement;
- a pivot operatively connected to the bar segment and the at least one spring such that as the agricultural implements travels over the ground and the bar segment deviates laterally from a neutral position, the at least one spring temporarily compresses and urges the bar segment back towards the neutral position.
The self-centering pivot assembly of claim wherein the bar segment and the tool bar are parallel.
A self-centering pivot assembly for an agricultural implement, the self-centering pivot assembly comprising:
- a bar segment operatively connected to one or more working tools of the agricultural implement;
- a mounting assembly operatively connected to the bar segment, the mounting assembly comprising a first mounting plate above the bar segment, a second mounting plate below the bar segment, and a vertical center pivot member extending between the first mounting plate and the second mounting late;
- a first spring operatively connected to the mounting plate;
- a second spring operatively connected to the mounting plate;
- the first spring and the second spring extending rearwardly from the mounting assembly and beyond the bar segment;
- wherein the bar segment pivotally rotates relative to the mounting plate about the vertical center pivot member such that as the bar segment deviates laterally from a neutral position, the first spring and the second spring temporarily compress and urge the bar segment back towards the neutral position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.