| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 0561002R0 |
WITH CONDITION-RESPONSIVE OPERATION
| 164 |
| 056140700 |
Including motorized vehicle causing transit of harvester
| 132 |
| 056160700 |
Having motor on ground-supported carrier
| 117 |
| 056130500 |
Including plural operating units and drive
| 75 |
| 056100800 |
With selective control of drive means
| 63 |
| 0561604R0 |
Having driven means for handling or treating crop
| 42 |
| 056100600 |
With plural sources of power
| 35 |
| 056120700 |
Including cutter yieldably mounted on its drive means
| 32 |
| 056110900 |
Having fluid-pressure or stored-energy motor
| 23 |
| 056120800 |
Including driven air-blower unit
| 21 |
| 056100500 |
With randomly-operative control of motor (e.g., for starting or stopping motor)
| 12 |
| 056120400 |
With drive train for imparting compound movement to finger-like elements | 3 |
| 20110061354 | Retractile Finger For Fitting To Grain Harvester Auger Main Shaft - The invention relates to a retractile finger ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20100212277 | Crop harvester - A crop harvester includes: a rotatable auger tube having a gathering section; flighting disposed in a spiral pattern on the outer surface of the gathering section so that, when the auger tube is rotated, the flighting moves material within a perimeter of the flighting laterally and creates a neutral zone behind the flighting that is generally free of material; and gathering fingers disposed in the neutral zone that, when the auger tube is rotated, extend beyond the perimeter of the flighting to gather the material, tuck the material toward the auger tube, and then retract within the perimeter of the flighting. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110239606 | TINE ASSEMBLY - A tine assembly is used with an agricultural machine such as a harvester or hay merger. The tine assemblies mount on a reel that rotates about an axis extending transverse to the direction of travel. The tine assembly includes a first tine and a second tine, each having a main extended portion and a lateral portion extending transverse to the main portion at a mounting end of the tines. The lateral portions mount into tabs or opposite ends of a sleeve. The sleeve or tabs and mounting end of the tines are enclosed by a molded mounting portion that also includes a reinforcing arcing element configured for mounting to the reel bar. The arcing element includes orifices that allow for easily bolting and unbolting the tine assemblies for easy attachment and removal. | 10-06-2011 |
| 056120600 |
With separable or vibration-damping drive train | 1 |
| 20090277142 | DAMPED GUIDING UNIT AND PORTABLE IMPLEMENT - A damped guiding unit for a portable implement includes a connection element arranged at one end of a guide rod element, for connection of a tool element for the sawing, cutting and/or scything of undergrowth or of grass. A damping element is arranged on the connection element for the damping of oscillations or vibrations caused by the tool element. A holding element is arranged on the guide rod element for holding the portable implement. The holding element and the connection element are structural elements which are respectively separated from each other in that the holding element is associated with a first assembly and the connection element is associated with a further assembly separated from the first assembly. The holding element is further arranged at a distance from the connection element between the one end and the other end of the guide rod element, so that both a direct guiding of the portable implement and also an intensive vibration damping of the holding element is achieved. | 11-12-2009 |
| 056120300 |
With means for lubricating drive train | 1 |
| 20110113739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OILING SPLINES IN A BEVEL GEARBOX - A method and apparatus for providing improved lubrication of a spline connection between a PTO driver and a bevel gearbox in which lubricant from the bevel gear housing is directed to a location above and radially outwardly from the splined connection and the apparatus then directs the lubricant flow toward the splined connection by force of gravity. The apparatus is configured to be self-aligning when installed in an existing receptacle in the gearbox housing thereby enabling the apparatus to be conveniently installed in a housing designed to utilize gearbox lubricant to lubricate the splines. | 05-19-2011 |
| 056120200 |
With means for using heat or exhaust from engine | 1 |
| 20110197558 | Drying of seed cotton and other crops with engine exhaust - A seed cotton dryer comprises an array of electromagnetic wave energy generators in a cotton gin, a cotton picker/stripper. An appropriate amount of energy is used to evaporate a considerable amount of moisture in the seed cotton without producing enough energy to pop the cotton seeds. Seed cotton dried by wave energy is much easier to separate the cotton seeds and lint from leaves, stems and other plant parts. The seed cotton is preferably transported through the dryer in a conduit having flat sides which reflects the wave energy more efficiently than through a round conduit. Provisions are made to prevent arcing in the transport conduit when extraneous metal pieces are inadvertently mixed with the seed cotton. In some embodiments, heated air from a diesel engine is used to dry crops as they are being harvested. | 08-18-2011 |
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| 20080196372 | Cutting Unit with Moveable Groomer - A turf cutting unit includes a reel assembly having a plurality of blades rotatable relative to the ground. A groomer includes a plurality of spaced apart and vertically oriented cutting plates fixed to a driven shaft. The groomer is moveable between a first position where the cutting plates engage the turf and a second position where the cutting plates are spaced apart from the turf. A method of operating a turf cutting unit is also described. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080196373 | Controlling Groomer Assembly Depth Penetration - A turf cutting unit includes a reel assembly mounted to a frame and having a plurality of reel blades rotatable about a reel axis extending substantially parallel to the ground. A drivingly rotatable groomer includes a plurality of spaced apart and substantially vertically oriented cutting plates. An adjustment mechanism is operable to move the reel assembly relative to the turf to set a turf cutting height. The adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust the position of the cutting plates to set a depth of cut that the groomer cutting plates engage the turf. The adjustment mechanism limits a maximum depth of cut of the groomer cutting plates based on the cutting height of the reel assembly. A method of operating a turf cutting unit is also discussed. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080276587 | Methods and Apparatus for Guiding Harvest Residue - Methods and devices for guiding harvest residue at the time of harvest to prepare crops for strip-tilling operations. Embodiments of the invention include an attachment for a harvesting machine, and a method of harvesting a row crop in a way that directs harvest residue into relatively narrow strips, leaving strips of soil between the strips of harvest residue in better condition for strip-tilling. The management and placement of harvest residue during harvesting operations according to embodiments of the invention may improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of strip-tilling operations. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090031686 | SELF-PROPELLED FORAGE HARVESTER - The present invention relates to a self-propelled forage harvester ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090113865 | Method and Apparatus for Removing a Drive Belt in Confined Spaces - An apparatus and method are disclosed for efficiently removing a belt from a drive assembly of an agricultural implement in which a flywheel and a header framework cooperatively define a gap therebetween which is smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the belt and thereby prevent the belt from being simply passed through the gap and removed from the remaining components of the drive assembly. A radially inwardly extending notch in the periphery of the flywheel is configured and dimensioned to allow a portion of the belt to be received within the notch. The notched flywheel, with the portion of the belt received in the notch, is rotatable such that the portion of the belt is moveable past the gap to thereby permit the belt to be removed from the remaining components of the drive assembly in the distal direction without requiring the removal of either the flywheel or the framework. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090241498 | Dust Removal System for a Riding Lawn Mower - A dust removal system for a riding lawn mower, comprising an engine, a speed change device disposed outside of an engine compartment, and a universal coupling inserted through an opening provided to a separating wall in order to connect an output shaft of the engine and an input shaft of the speed change device. The dust removal system is composed of a perforated board which rotates integrally with the output shaft and around the axis of the output shaft in order to impede grass cuttings from flowing into the engine compartment through the opening, the perforated board having an insertion hole formed in the center to allow the universal coupling to be inserted; and a seal unit for substantially sealing the space between the universal coupling and the peripheral edge of the insertion hole. The seal unit has a radially extending flange formed on the universal coupling, and a ring member in which one end is mounted on the flange and the other end is in contact with the peripheral area around the insertion hole. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090282794 | SENSING ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTION OF ONE OR MORE PLANTS - A sensing assembly comprises a forward point for mounting on a crop divider associated with a header. At least one movable arm is capable of interacting with one or more plants standing in a field. A sensor detects a position of the movable arm. A mounting assembly operably supports the movable arm and the forward point, where a rear portion of the forward point is spaced apart from a forward edge of the crop divider and the at least one movable arm is located above a bottom portion of the forward point when the mounting assembly is secured to the crop divider. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090293440 | DISPOSITIONS INTRODUCED TO ROTATING SHAFT, IMPACT ROD HARVESTER - The present utility model relates to a series of improvements introduced to the system for harvesting grain directly from plants, without cutting or extracting. Advances were substantial, principally concerning harvesting efficiency as well as the capability for harvesting green beans and green soybeans. The more important modifications concern the rotating shafts, now having self-locking and relatively flexible fixing rings for the rods. The operator can easily release these rings through a locking mechanism at the end of the shaft, in a manner so as to allow the replacement of worn rods. Each pair of rings ideally holds three rods which are mounted in an arch in a manner that there are two ends to each rod, with each pair of rings bearing six bristles. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100005767 | HYBRID SEAM FOR A DRAPER BELT IN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER - A draper cutting platform for use in an agricultural harvester includes a platform section having an elongate belt. The belt includes opposite ends, a pair of side edges defining a width of the belt therebetween, and a plurality of longitudinally spaced cleats extending crosswise between the side edges. Each cleat has a length which is less than the width of the belt. A seam joins the opposite ends of the belt. The seam includes a splice bar and a pair of lacings. The splice bar has a length which is approximately the same as the cleat length. Each lacing is disposed in an area between a corresponding end of the splice bar and a respective side edge of the belt. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100058726 | INTERCHANGEABLE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR POWERED GARDEN IMPLEMENTS - An electric motor sub-assembly with a gear train or drive train and clutch, which replaces a conventional internal combustion engine unit including its conventional clutch. The speed increase or decrease of the gear train is selected so that irrespective of whether an induction or universal electric motor is used, the speed of the clutch substantially replicates the speed of the conventional internal combustion engine clutch. As a consequence, a wide range of implement frames can accept either the internal combustion engine unit or the electric motor sub-assembly to create differently powered implements with a maximum of commonality of parts. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100064648 | Bending Attachment and Portable Mowing Machine Mounted With This - The present invention provides a portable mowing machine, in which an angle of connection of a blade unit with respect to a support rod is adjustable, and a bending attachment used for this machine. The bending attachment | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100077711 | Thermochemical reactor for a self-propelled harvesting vehicle - A thermochemical reactor includes a contact surface and a pressing device for pressing raw material to be pyrolyzed against the rotationally symmetrical contact surface which is rotatable relative to the raw material. A generating line of the contact surface is oriented at an angle to a radius that is perpendicular to the axis of the relative rotation. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100095643 | GRASS CATCHER - A grass catcher assembly for coupling with a grass cutting device includes a covered frame and a support defining an aperture for receiving debris from the grass cutting device. The covered frame may be pivotally coupled with the support for one or more of collecting the debris when the covered frame is in a closed position and emptying the debris when the covered frame is in an opened position. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110277433 | SUSPENDED OPERATOR PLATFORM - A suspended operator platform for use with a ride-on lawnmower or the like is connected to a rigid chassis of the ride-on lawnmower by a suspension system that has a parallelogram linkage. The operator platform supports an entire body of the operator and isolation mounts connect a seat assembly to the operator platform. Steering controls of the ride-on lawnmower are connected to the operator platform so that the steering controls move with the operator platform and are suspended and/or isolated from the chassis. The suspension system includes a course-stiffness adjuster and a fine-stiffness adjuster that for adjusting suspension stiffness to correspond to a particular operator and/or terrain. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120096823 | Fruit Tree Pruner and Harvesting Machine - This invention is a dual function tree pruner and fruit harvester that use the same equipment for pruning and for harvesting. The Fruit Tree Pruner and Harvesting Machine features: a Self-Propelled-Vehicle (SPV), computer controlled robotic arms, a Digital Imaging System (DIS), a Radar Ranger | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120144793 | PULL TYPE SIDE PIVOT ROTARY MOWER CONDITIONER GEARBOX - In one embodiment, an apparatus, comprising: a pull-type implement having a top surface; a tongue assembly pivotably mounted to the pull-type implement; and a gearbox assembly mounted on the top surface and offset from the center of the top surface, the gearbox assembly comprising: a top gearbox unit rotatably coupled to a driveline via a joint that is functionally distinct from a constant velocity (CV) joint, the top gearbox unit pivotably coupled to the tongue assembly; and a bottom gearbox unit in pivotal relationship with the top gearbox unit. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130111863 | Disc Mower Blades - An improved cutter blade or disc mower blade is provided having structure to reduce the tendency of vegetation to slip off and around the blade edge and tip. The disc mower blade is attached to a rotary cutter module and driven by a mowing machine. In one aspect of the disc mower blade, the disc mower blade includes a knife edge with serrations distributed along the edge such that vegetation does not slide along the edge during operation of the mowing machine. Further, another aspect of the mower blade is that the knife edge may be curved so as to prevent the vegetation from sliding along the edge during operation of the mowing machine. In another aspect, the disc mower blade includes a winglet disposed at a tip of the blade such that vegetation cannot slide past the blade during operation of the mowing machine. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130205733 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE ANTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT OF PLANTS TO BE GATHERED WITH A HARVESTING MACHINE - A arrangement is provided for the anticipatory assessment of plants to be gathered by a harvesting machine, disclosed as a combine harvester, and includes a non-contact sensor arrangement for the generation of signals representing at least one characteristic of plants located ahead of the machine, a measurement device for recording at least one characteristic of the plants actually gathered by the machine, and an evaluation device for producing calibration data with the aid of signals generated by the measurement device and from statistical parameters derived from the signals of the sensor arrangement and for the calculation of the characteristic of plants to be gathered with the aid of statistical parameters, which were derived from the signals of the sensor arrangement, corresponding to the plants to be gathered, and with the aid of the calibration data. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140083067 | MOWER - To provide a mower with which a mowing cord can be kept in an appropriate protruding state, in a mower in which a mowing cord | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140157743 | SELF-PROPELLED FORAGE HARVESTER - A self-propelled forage harvester includes a main frame with frame parts, a preparation and conveyor device with a chopping assembly, a post-chopping device and a conveying device, a tower connected to an upper discharge chute, a heat exchanger, an engine, lateral covering elements enclosing an engine compartment and a compartment partially enclosing the preparation and conveyor device. The covering elements extend from a rear region to a region adjacent to a driver's cab, are guided at a bow-shaped supporting element connected to the main frame such that the covering element is pivotable about a horizontally extending pivot axis provided at the upper edge or horizontal leg of the supporting element and, about a substantially vertically extending pivot axis provided at one end of the horizontal leg. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140165521 | VEGETATION CUTTER - A vegetation cutter is comprised of a frame rod assuming a shape of a pole, and having a front end portion and a rear end portion; a cutter head mounted on the front end portion of the frame rod and including a rotary cutter and a drive motor connected to the rotary cutter; a controller head including a control circuit for controlling the drive motor; and a handle fixed to the frame rod to be held by hands of a user. The cutter head includes a cutter frame for enclosing the drive motor therein, rotatably supporting the rotary cutter below the cutter frame and being connected to the front end portion of the frame rod at an upper rear end portion of the cutter frame. The cutter frame is comprised of a shell wall member and a motor enclosure for enclosing the motor. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140190139 | Slot Driven Low Profile Sickle Drive - A slot driven low profile sickle drive has an input rotatable about an upstanding rotational axis and carries an eccentric captured in a slot in one end of a pivot arm pivotable about an upstanding pivotal axis. A power source is connected in rotatably driving relation to the input. The opposite end of the pivot arm connects to a knife assembly of a sickle. The input, eccentric and pivot arm are generally flat, and the power source is vertically coextensive therewith for incorporation in or below the floor of a header of a plant cutting machine. Rotation of the input causes epicyclical orbiting of the eccentric, resulting in sideward pivoting of the opposite end of the pivot arm and sickle knife. A second drive can oppositely drive a second sickle knife, such that opposite forces generated by operation of the drives will be largely canceled. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140190140 | Air intake system for cooling air - An air intake system supplies cooling air to at least one heat exchanger and through which the cooling air flows. The air intake system is equipped on the inlet side with a device for removing and shredding components of the cooling air adhering on the inlet-side surface of the sieve. The device is formed with a suction device and a cutting device. The cutting device is formed of comb-like elements on a surface of the sieve and on a surface section of the suction device facing the surface of the sieve. The comb-like elements disposed on the surface of the sieve are designed as knives disposed on support or knife strips oriented transversely thereto. These support or knife strips extend with separations therebetween. At least one of the support strips is equipped with first knives, the knife-edges of which implement a pulling cut, while the comb-like elements on both end faces of the suction device or of the front element attached thereto are designed as second knives, knife-edges of which implement a pulling cut. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140283490 | SECTIONAL DRIVESHAFT ARRANGEMENT FOR A CORN HEAD - A sectional driveshaft arrangement of a corn head comprises a first row unit that is driven by a first driveshaft. The first row unit in turn drives a second driveshaft that drives a second row unit. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140283491 | MACHINE FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY OR SENSING MATERIAL FLOW - In accordance with one embodiment, a machine for generating electrical energy comprises a housing. A rotor has interior blades for rotation in response to receipt of material. The rotor has an outer surface and an inlet. A first magnet assembly is secured to the outer surface of the rotor. A first stator winding is in electromagnetic communication with the corresponding first magnetic assembly, such that if the rotor rotates a first electromagnetic signal energizes the first stator windings based on the flow of material into or through the inlet. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140290198 | Crop Residue Baler Integrated with Harvester, Method for Baling Crop Residue, and Resulting Trapezoidal Crop Residue Bale - One embodiment is a combine having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, a grain bin for receiving grain from the forward section grain transfer assembly, and a transverse crop residue baler disposed at the rear of said combine and moving integrally with said combine. The transverse crop residue baler also can be towed by the combine and is connected to the combine by two widely spaced-apart joints that permit only movement in the pitch axis. The combine can be devoid of an on-board grain bin and comprise a forward unit; the transverse crop residue baler disposed at the rear of and carried by the forward unit; and the combine includes a rearward unit jointedly attached to the forward unit and having, steerable and powered wheel assembly, an on-board grain bin, and a grain off-loading assembly. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140318094 | Low Profile Sickle Drive - A sickle drive incorporated into a generally flat package or enclosure or floor. The drive includes an epicyclic mechanism, including a rotatable input element in an upper region of a cavity of the enclosure, and an eccentric element below the input element rotatable eccentrically thereby. A drive arm is connected to the eccentric element for rotation about, and eccentric rotation with, the eccentric element, and extends to a pivot element which can be the only component extending upwardly from the enclosure or floor, such that the shaft will be pivoted by the eccentric movement of the drive arm. A knife arm connects to the pivot element and a sickle knife assembly which will be reciprocated by the pivoting action. A second epicyclic arrangement can be employed such that opposite forces generated by operation of the drive will be largely canceled. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140331628 | MOISTURE REMOVAL ATTACHMENT FOR POWERED LAWNMOWER - An attachment for a power lawnmower enables cutting wet grass and includes a cross bar adapted to be supported by the forward end of the lawnmower. An elongated support member has a front frame portion and a rear frame portion, where the rear frame portion is secured transversely to the cross bar and extends forwardly therefrom. A rigid bracket is connected transversely to the front frame portion of the elongated support member and cantilevered above the ground. A flexible member has a first side secured along the rigid bracket and has a second side extending below the rigid bracket. The flexible member is adapted to contact the wet grass during forward movement of the lawnmower in order to remove moisture from the wet grass. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140331629 | Fruit Harvesting Machine and Method - A fruit harvesting machine that includes a bin storage compartment into which multiple produce bins can be received and collected for transport out of an orchard or field. Bins may be moved about the storage compartment via rollers and lifted via a bin lift system. Filled bins may be replaced by new bins with minimal interruption to the harvesting operation. The machine may also include drive components, hydraulics, an operating console, and other systems. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140345239 | Pivoting Action Low Profile Sickle Drive - The pivoting action sickle drive has a low profile allowing incorporation in or below a floor of a header of a plant cutting machine to allow passage of cut plant material thereabout. The drive includes a substantially flat rotatable input element, and a drive arm connected eccentric thereto for eccentric rotation along an epicyclical path. The arm extends to a connection with a pivot arm of a pivot element that connects to a knife arm that drives a sickle knife assembly, such that the pivot element, knife arm and knife assembly will be reciprocatingly driven by the eccentric rotation of the drive arm. A second drive can oppositely drive a second sickle knife assembly, such that opposite forces generated by the drives will cancel. The drives can be packaged in a forwardly tapered or curved enclosure, and the pivot elements can be correspondingly shaped to streamline the drives. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150027096 | PLANT TRIMMING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A plant trimming apparatus comprising a container having top and bottom end regions and a grate supported therein. A cutting blade and a fan blade are rotatably supported within the container. The fan blade is operative to create an air flow from the top end region to the bottom end region+vortex. The apparatus comprises a blade motor including a shaft, wherein the cutting blade and the fan blade are supported on the shaft. The cutting blade includes a plurality of forward or rear leaning blades that cooperate with the grate openings to cut parts off the plant. The blade has an outer ring extending between each of the plurality of blades. A lid assembly is attached to an upper rim portion of the container and supports an agitator motor that is connected to an agitator arm that is disposed within the container above the grate. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150040528 | RESIDUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - Residue management systems for an agricultural vehicle include a managing assembly configured to manage agricultural residue. The managing assembly includes a rotating member configured to rotate about a shaft that extends along a lateral axis of the agricultural vehicle relative to the direction of travel a frame configured to support the managing assembly. The managing assembly also includes a support arm coupled to the frame and configured to pivotally couple to a support structure of the agricultural vehicle proximate to a rear end of the agricultural vehicle relative to the direction of travel. The support arm is configured to facilitate movement of the managing assembly between a lowered operational position and a raised transport position. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150047308 | CUTTING BLADE FOR A LAWN MOWER - A cutting blade for a lawn mower includes a body defining an aperture for mounting the cutting blade to the lawn mower, a cutting edge formed along at least a portion of the body, and a lift portion extending from the body away from the cutting edge. The lift portion has a generally teardrop-shaped profile | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150296711 | MOWER DECK LEVELING SYSTEM - A mower deck leveling system includes first and second electric actuators that change the spacing between a first side of the mower deck and a lawn and garden tractor frame, and the spacing between a front of the mower deck and the lawn and garden tractor frame. First and second sight levels on the mower deck indicate if the first side of the mower deck is level with a second side of the mower deck, and if the front of the mower deck is level with the back of the mower deck. At least one electric switch in the operator station is connected to the electric actuators. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150305233 | Cutting Device for Agricultural Machines - An agricultural cutting device has knife bar sections with section knife blades. A drive with phase offset drives the knife bar sections at least temporarily in opposite directions. The section knife blades interact scissor-like with counter knives. The knife bar sections have adjacently positioned bar ends. When the knife bar sections move, a gap of varying size is formed between the bar ends. A mowing finger is arranged at the gap. A stationary knife blade with first cutting edges is arranged at the mowing finger. The first cutting edges are arranged adjacent to the mowing finger and extend at a slant relative to a forward travel direction of the cutting device so that the cutting edges have a V-shaped arrangement broadening in travel direction. The knife bar sections have an outer knife blade attached to the bar ends whose cutting edges extend parallel to the travel direction. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150314643 | CONTROLLED CONTACT TURF WHEEL FOR TURF-CARE VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides a controlled contact turf wheel for a turf-care vehicle, wherein the controlled contact turf wheel comprises a plurality of annular ground contact ribs, a plurality of annular grass passage channels disposed between the ribs. The controlled contact turf wheel is structured and operable to allow grass to pass through the channels as the controlled contact turf wheel rolls across the ground without flattening, compressing or compacting the grass against the ground, thereby minimizing residual uncut/partially cut wheel lines in the cut path of the turf-care vehicle. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160128261 | WINDROWER WITH QUICK HEADER ATTACHMENT - An agricultural work vehicle is operable to be advanced along the ground to sever a swath of standing forage plants and to lay the severed forage material into a windrow. The agricultural work vehicle includes a powered chassis, a harvesting header, and a quick-attachment header adapter. The header adapter is shiftably supported by the powered chassis and is configured to selectively support the harvesting header. The header adapter includes an adapter frame, having end supports and a center support, and a selectively actuatable latch assembly supported on the adapter frame. The latch assembly is associated with at least one of the supports to releasably secure the harvesting header to the adapter frame when the latch assembly is engaged and permit disconnection from the adapter frame when the latch assembly is disengaged. | 05-12-2016 |
