Harvester header stripper devices

A harvester header for separating a corn ear or a seed head from a stalk and subsequently transporting the separated corn ear or seed head, the harvester header comprising:

• a plurality of harvester devices, each of the plurality of harvester devices comprising:
• a stripper device for separating the corn ear or the seed head from the stalk, the stripper device comprising:
• a left deck plate;
• and
• a right deck plate,
• wherein each of the left and right deck plates has a blocking surface and a stalk guide surface,
• wherein the left and right deck plates are spaced apart from each other with the stalk guide surface of the left deck plate and the stalk guide surface of the right deck plate facing each other,
• wherein a stalk channel is present between the stalk guide surfaces of the left and right deck plates, which stalk channel has a width which is selected to prevent the corn ear or seed head, respectively, from passing through the stalk channel,
• a stalk puller positioned to separate the corn ear or seed head from the stalk when the corn ear or seed head engages the blocking surface of the left or right deck plate by forcing the stalk through the stalk channel in a direction that is at an angle relative to the blocking surfaces of the left and right deck plates;
• a first crop conveyor arranged adjacent to the left deck plate of the stripper device, the first crop conveyor comprising a first moveable closed transport surface positioned to receive a first separated corn ear or seed head from the deck plates and to convey the first separated corn ear or seed head in a first direction of conveyance which is parallel to the first moveable closed transport surface;
• and
• a second crop conveyor positioned adjacent to the right deck plate of the stripper device, the second crop conveyor comprising a second moveable closed transport surface positioned to receive a second separated corn ear or seed head from the deck plates and to convey the second separated corn ear or seed head in a second direction of conveyance which is parallel to the second moveable closed transport surface,
• wherein the first and second transport surfaces are positioned at a level below the blocking surfaces of the left and right deck plates adjacent to the first and second crop conveyors;
• and
• a collector device.