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Forage harvester

Assignee: International Motors LLC
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Filing: 1962-04-10
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1982-04-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond C Fischer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 05:37
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D43/00; A01D43/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S56/00; Y10S56/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
IN A HARVESTER COMPRISING, A CHASSIS, A MOWER ON THE CHASSIS FOR CUTTING GROUND BORNE CROPS, A PICKUP ROLLER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS ADJACENT THE GROUND BEHIND THE MOWER IN CROP-RECEIVING RELATION THERETO, AN UPPER ROLLER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS ABOVE SAID PICKUP ROLLER, THE PERIPHERIES OF SAID ROLLERS BEING ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER AND DEFINING INTAKE AND DISCHARGE SIDES, A CHAMBER STRUCTURE MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS AND HAVING A FRONT OPENING IN RECEIVING RELATION TO SAID DISCHARGE SIDE OF SAID ROLLERS, ROTARY CUTTING MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID CHAMBER STRUCTURE, SAID CHAMBER STRUCTURE HAVING A MATERIAL DISCHARGE OPENING, AND DRIVE MEANS TO ROTATE SAID ROLLS IN A DIRECTION FOR GRASPING THE MATERIAL AND MOVING IT INTO SAID FRONT OPENING OF THE CHAMBER, SAID CUTTING MEANS ADAPTED TO CHOP THE MATERIAL AND EXIT IT THROUGH SAID MATERIAL DISCHARGE OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
IN A HARVESTER COMPRISING, A CHASSIS, A MOWER ON THE CHASSIS FOR CUTTING GROUND BORNE CROPS, A PICKUP ROLLER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS ADJACENT THE GROUND BEHIND THE MOWER IN CROP-RECEIVING RELATION THERETO, AN UPPER ROLLER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS ABOVE SAID PICKUP ROLLER, THE PERIPHERIES OF SAID ROLLERS BEING ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER AND DEFINING INTAKE AND DISCHARGE SIDES, A CHAMBER STRUCTURE MOUNTED ON SAID CHASSIS AND HAVING A FRONT OPENING IN RECEIVING RELATION TO SAID DISCHARGE SIDE OF SAID ROLLERS, ROTARY CUTTING MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID CHAMBER STRUCTURE, SAID CHAMBER STRUCTURE HAVING A MATERIAL DISCHARGE OPENING, AND DRIVE MEANS TO ROTATE SAID ROLLS IN A DIRECTION FOR GRASPING THE MATERIAL AND MOVING IT INTO SAID FRONT OPENING OF THE CHAMBER, SAID CUTTING MEANS ADAPTED TO CHOP THE MATERIAL AND EXIT IT THROUGH SAID MATERIAL DISCHARGE OPENING.

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