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US3271940A
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Corn harvester
Assignee: AGCO Ltd
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Filing: 1963-12-05
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1983-12-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ashton Robert
- 👤 Gullickson Myron Leroy
- 👤 James G Butler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:54
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D41/00; A01D41/12; A01D41/14; A01D41/141; A01D45/00; A01D45/02; A01D45/021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A HARVESTING ATTACHMENT ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON A COMBINE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY HARVESTING A PLURALITY OF SPACED CROP ROWS; SAID ATTACHMENT COMPRISING MAIN FRAME MEANS, A HARVESTING UNIT FOR EACH CROP ROW, MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID UITS IN LATERALLY SPACED RELATION ON SAID MAIN FRAME MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING OF THE CROP ROWS, SAID MOUNTING MEANS FOR AT LEAST ONE OF SAID UNITS LATERALLY ADJUSTABLY MOUNTING THE LATTER RELATIVE TO AN ADJACENT UNIT TO VARY THE LATERAL SPACING THEREBETWEEN, POWER OPERATED MEANS INDEPENDENT OF SAID MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTED ON AND LATERALLY ADJUSTABLE WITH RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID ADJACENT UNITS TO DRIVE THE LATTER IN ANY ADJUSTED POSITION THEREOF, MEANS FOR CONDUCTING POWER TO ONE OF SAID POWER OPERATED MEANS, AND COUPLING MEANS ADJUSTABLY DRIVINGLY COUPLING SAID ONE OF SAID POWER OPERATED MEANS TO THE OTHER THEREOF TO TRANSMIT POWER THEREBETWEEN WHILE ACCOMMODATING VARIATION IN THE LATERAL SPACING BETWEEN SAID ADJACENT UNITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A HARVESTING ATTACHMENT ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON A COMBINE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY HARVESTING A PLURALITY OF SPACED CROP ROWS; SAID ATTACHMENT COMPRISING MAIN FRAME MEANS, A HARVESTING UNIT FOR EACH CROP ROW, MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTING SAID UITS IN LATERALLY SPACED RELATION ON SAID MAIN FRAME MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING OF THE CROP ROWS, SAID MOUNTING MEANS FOR AT LEAST ONE OF SAID UNITS LATERALLY ADJUSTABLY MOUNTING THE LATTER RELATIVE TO AN ADJACENT UNIT TO VARY THE LATERAL SPACING THEREBETWEEN, POWER OPERATED MEANS INDEPENDENT OF SAID MOUNTING MEANS MOUNTED ON AND LATERALLY ADJUSTABLE WITH RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID ADJACENT UNITS TO DRIVE THE LATTER IN ANY ADJUSTED POSITION THEREOF, MEANS FOR CONDUCTING POWER TO ONE OF SAID POWER OPERATED MEANS, AND COUPLING MEANS ADJUSTABLY DRIVINGLY COUPLING SAID ONE OF SAID POWER OPERATED MEANS TO THE OTHER THEREOF TO TRANSMIT POWER THEREBETWEEN WHILE ACCOMMODATING VARIATION IN THE LATERAL SPACING BETWEEN SAID ADJACENT UNITS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-12 | 1970-03-14 | 1970-09-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-12 | 1974-03-14 | 1974-09-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-12 | 1978-03-14 | 1978-09-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |