Flexible grain pickup elements and mounting

Claim 1

IN A GRAIN HARVESTER AND THE LIKE INCLUDING A ROTATABLE ELEMENT CARRYING MEMBER LOCATED TRANSVERSELY THEREOF; A PLURALITY OF GRAIN PICKUP ELEMENT ASSEMBLIES SURROUNDING AND SUPPORTED BY SAID MEMBER IN SPACED AND PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP THEREALONG, EACH OF SAID ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL RESILIENT ELEMENT ANCHOR SURROUNDING SAID MEMBER, MEANS TO DETACHABLY SECURE SAID ANCHOR AROUND SAID MEMBER, AND A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE PICKUP ELEMENTS DETACHABLY SECURED TO AND EXTENDING RADIALLY FROM SAID RESILIENT ANCHOR IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP THEREAROUND, SAID MEANS TO DETACHABLY SECURE SAID ANCHOR AROUND SAID MEMBER COMPRISING AN ANNULAR HALF RETAINING RING SECURED TO SAID MEMBER, A CORRESPONDING DETACHABLE ANNULAR HALF RETAINER RING SURROUNDING SAID MEMBER, EACH OF SAID HALF RETAINER RINGS INCLUDING AN ANNULAR FLANGE ADAPTED TO PARTIALLY ENCLOSE SAID ANCHOR, AND AT LEAST ONE DETACHABLE CLAMP MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID HALVES ON THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, THEREBY HOLDING SAID SECOND HALF RING IN POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST HALF RING.