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US 9,655,302 B2Granted
Feeder assembly for an agricultural implement
OwnerJames E. Straeterinventor
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Abstract
A feeder assembly pivotally attached to an implement having a pickup reel wherein the feeder assembly has a continuous belt having a plurality of teeth that is mounted about a pair of rollers. The feeder is angled such that is picks up a windrow of stover from the ground and transports the stover to a raised pickup reel.
Claims10
A feeder assembly for an agricultural implement, comprising:
- an agricultural implement having a pickup reel;
- a feeder housing pivotally connected to a first bracket by a first pair of links and a second bracket by a second pair of links and having a continuous belt with a plurality of teeth mounted about a pair of rollers;
- the feeder housing pivotally connected to the implement forward of the pickup reel wherein the feeder assembly is positioned at an angle such that an input end is near a ground area and a discharge end is raised in relation to the ground and adjacent the pickup reel.
A feeder assembly for an agricultural implement, comprising:
- an agricultural implement having a pickup reel;
- a feeder housing having a continuous belt with a plurality of teeth mounted about a pair of rollers;
- a first pair of links pivotally connected between a first bracket and one end of the feeder housing;
- a second pair of links pivotally connected between a second bracket and the other end of the feeder housing;
- the second bracket connected to the implement;
- wherein when the feeder assembly moves across a field, the first pair of links and the second pair of links permit the feeder assembly to pivot based upon ground irregularities.
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A feeder assembly for an agricultural implement, comprising:
- an agricultural implement having a pickup reel;
- a feeder housing pivotally connected to a first bracket by a first pair of links having a continuous belt with a plurality of teeth mounted about a pair of rollers;
- the feeder housing pivotally connected to the implement forward of the pickup reel wherein the feeder assembly is positioned at an angle such that an input end is near a ground area and a discharge end is raised in relation to the ground and adjacent the pickup reel;
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- wherein when the implement moves forward, the plurality of teeth engage a windrow at the input end and pull the windrow onto the continuous belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.