Attaching means for mounting a header on the feeder housing of a combine
Abstract
Abstract THE FEEDER HOUSING OF A COMBINE AND THE HARVESTING HEADER CARRIED BY THE COMBINE HAVE ATTACHING MEANS COMPRISING A GENERALLY L-SHAPED BEAM AT THE TOP FRONT OF THE FEEDER HOUSING AND A U-SHAPED BEAM AT THE BOTTOM FRONT. BRACKETS ARE TRANSVERSELY SPACED ON THE UPPER BEAM AND RECEIVE THE UPPER HEADER BEAM FOR LIFTING AND HOLDING THE HEADER. THE LOWER BEAM OF THE HEADER ENGAGES THE U-SHAPED BEAM ON THE FEEDER HOUSING. THE HEADER HAS ANGULATED PLATES PROJECTING TOWARDS THE FEEDER HOUSING AND ENGAGING THE ENDS OF THE L-SHAPED BEAM TO ALIGN THE FEEDER HOUSING WITH THE HEADER. BOLTS EXTEND THROUGH THE UPPER BEAMS AND THE LOWER BEAMS AND HAVE NUTS FOR FASTENING THE HEADER TO THE FEEDER HOUSING.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard P Bernhardt
- 👤 Ronald T Sheehan
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