Draper pickup service

Claim 2

A pickup device for attachment to a header of a crop handling machine comprising: support means for attachment to a forward portion of said header; a frame having an upper end and a lower end; means pivotally mounting the upper end of said frame on said support means; upper and lower transversely extending rolls rotatably mounted on said frame adjacent the upper and lower ends thereof, respectively; conveyor means extending around said upper and lower rolls, said conveyor means having an upper flight; crop pickup means on said conveyor means; means for rotating one of said rolls to move said upper flight rearwardly and move said pickup means from a crop pickup position adjacent said lower roll to a crop discharge position adjacent said upper roll; and wiper means carried solely by said support means below and rearwardly of said upper roll and extending rearwardly towards said header for stripping crops from said pickup means as said pickup means move through said discharge position.

Claim 3

A pickup device as set forth in claim l including hinge means pivotally mounting said wiper means on said support means.

Claim 4

A pickup device as set forth in claim 2 wherein said wiper means is defined by a transversely elongated plate.

Claim 5

For use with a crop handling machine including a transversely extending auger conveyor rotatably mounted above a trough for transferring crops discharged into said trough to an elevaTor opening, a pickup device comprising: support means for attachment to a forward portion of said header; a frame having an upper end and a lower end; means pivotally mounting the upper end of said frame on said support means; upper and lower transversely extending rolls rotatably mounted on said frame adjacent the upper and lower ends thereof, respectively; conveyor means extending around said upper and lower rolls; crop pickup means on said conveyor means; means for rotating one of said rolls to move said pickup means from a crop pickup position adjacent said lower roll to a crop discharge position adjacent said upper roll; and wiper means on said support means adjacent said upper roll for stripping crops from said pickup means as said pickup means move through said discharge position, said wiper means including a transversely extending plate hingedly mounted on said support means, the lower end of said plate being adapted to rest upon the trough of said crop handling machine, whereby a smooth crop transitional zone is created regardless of the angular orientation between said frame and said trough.

Claim 6

For use with a crop handling machine including a transversely extending auger conveyor rotatably mounted above a trough for transferring crops discharged into said trough to an elevaTor opening, a pickup device comprising: support means for attachment to a forward portion of said header; a frame having an upper end and a lower end; means pivotally mounting the upper end of said frame on said support means; upper and lower transversely extending rolls rotatably mounted on said frame adjacent the upper and lower ends thereof, respectively; conveyor means extending around said upper and lower rolls; crop pickup means on said conveyor means; means for rotating one of said rolls to move said pickup means from a crop pickup position adjacent said lower roll to a crop discharge position adjacent said upper roll; and wiper means on said support means adjacent said upper roll for stripping crops from said pickup means as said pickup means move through said discharge position, said wiper means including a transversely extending plate hingedly mounted on said support means, the lower end of said plate being adapted to rest upon the trough of said crop handling machine, whereby a smooth crop transitional zone is created regardless of the angular orientation between said frame and said trough.

Claim 7

A pickup device as set forth in claim 4 wherein said support means includes means defining a transversely extending journal, and wherein said plate includes an arcuate flange at the upper end thereof hingedly embracing said journal.

Claim 8

A pickup device as set forth in claim 5 wherein said journal is located below and rearwardly of said upper roll.