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Belt driven rake

Assignee: Avco Corp
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Filing: 1961-08-28
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Granted: 1963-09-17
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Expires: 1981-08-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert P Harbage
  • 👤 Lee E Vaughan
  • 👤 Richard E Crown

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 20:23
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D78/00; A01D78/02; A01D78/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
IN A SIDE DELIVERY RAKE STRUCTURE, A MAIN FRAME, A PAIR OF WHEELS SUPPORTING SAID FRAME AT THE REAR THEREOF, A SUBFRAME CARRIED BY SAID MAIN FRAME, A RAKE WHEEL SUPPORTED IN SAID SUBFRAME, A DRIVEN SHEAVE CONNECTED TO SAID RAKE REEL FOR ROTATION THEREOF, A DRIVE SHEAVE CONNECTED FOR ROTATION BY AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PAIR OF WHEELS, INTERMEDIATE IDLER SHEAVES BETWEEN SAID DRIVE AND DRIVEN SHEAVES MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN FRAME, A BELT MEANS POSITIONED IN DRIVE ASSOCIATION AROUND SAID DRIVE SHEAVE, SAID IDLER SHEAVES AND SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE, MEANS TO RAISE SAID RAKE REEL TO NON-DRIVE POSITION AND TO LOWER SAID RAKE REEL TO DRIVE POSITION, AN ADJUSTABLE STABILIZER BAR HAVING PIVOT CONNECTIONS AT ONE END TO SAID MAIN FRAME AND AT THE OTHER END TO SAID SUBFRAME ADJACENT THE AXIS OF SAID RAKE REEL, SAID STABILIZER BAR PERMITTING ADJUSTMENT OF PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS OF TENSION ON SAID BELT MEANS, THE AXIS OF SAID STABILIZER BAR BEING IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE WHEN SAID RAKE REEL IS IN SAID DOWNWARD POSITION, AND IN SUBSTANTIAL NON-ALIGNMENT WITH SAID AXIS OF ROTATION WHEN SAID RAKE REEL IS IN THE UPPER TRANSPORT POSITION, WHEREBY SAID BELT MEANS DRIVES SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE IN SAID DOWNWARD POSITION, BUT DOES NOT DRIVE SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE IN SAID UPPER TRANSPORT POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
IN A SIDE DELIVERY RAKE STRUCTURE, A MAIN FRAME, A PAIR OF WHEELS SUPPORTING SAID FRAME AT THE REAR THEREOF, A SUBFRAME CARRIED BY SAID MAIN FRAME, A RAKE WHEEL SUPPORTED IN SAID SUBFRAME, A DRIVEN SHEAVE CONNECTED TO SAID RAKE REEL FOR ROTATION THEREOF, A DRIVE SHEAVE CONNECTED FOR ROTATION BY AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PAIR OF WHEELS, INTERMEDIATE IDLER SHEAVES BETWEEN SAID DRIVE AND DRIVEN SHEAVES MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN FRAME, A BELT MEANS POSITIONED IN DRIVE ASSOCIATION AROUND SAID DRIVE SHEAVE, SAID IDLER SHEAVES AND SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE, MEANS TO RAISE SAID RAKE REEL TO NON-DRIVE POSITION AND TO LOWER SAID RAKE REEL TO DRIVE POSITION, AN ADJUSTABLE STABILIZER BAR HAVING PIVOT CONNECTIONS AT ONE END TO SAID MAIN FRAME AND AT THE OTHER END TO SAID SUBFRAME ADJACENT THE AXIS OF SAID RAKE REEL, SAID STABILIZER BAR PERMITTING ADJUSTMENT OF PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS OF TENSION ON SAID BELT MEANS, THE AXIS OF SAID STABILIZER BAR BEING IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE WHEN SAID RAKE REEL IS IN SAID DOWNWARD POSITION, AND IN SUBSTANTIAL NON-ALIGNMENT WITH SAID AXIS OF ROTATION WHEN SAID RAKE REEL IS IN THE UPPER TRANSPORT POSITION, WHEREBY SAID BELT MEANS DRIVES SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE IN SAID DOWNWARD POSITION, BUT DOES NOT DRIVE SAID DRIVEN SHEAVE IN SAID UPPER TRANSPORT POSITION.

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