Deere + Company

Austin Hughes

Bruce Alan Coers

Benjamin M Lovett

Benjamin J Schlesser

Aaron Scott Ritter

Duane M Bomleny

Michael L Vandeven

Brian Busath

A drive coupler () for coupling a reciprocating knife () to a drive member () is provided, wherein the reciprocating knife () includes at least one elongate bar () having a longitudinal extent and fixed to a plurality of blades (), wherein the at least one elongate bar () is supported on support members () that constrain the at least one elongate bar () to reciprocate in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal extent of the at least one elongate bar (), the drive coupler () comprising: a first elongate strap () configured to be attached to the at least one elongate bar (); a second elongate strap () configured to be attached to the at least one elongate bar (); and an arrangement () for (i) flexing the first elongate strap () with respect to the second elongate strap (), (ii) for flexing the first elongate strap () with respect to the drive member (), and (iii) for flexing the second elongate strap () with respect to the drive member ().

Drive coupler for a reciprocating knife

A hinged row crop harvesting head () has two frame sections () coupled together with at least one hinge () that permits the two frame sections () to pivot with respect to each other as the hinged row crop harvesting head () travels through a field harvesting crops.

Hinged row crop harvesting head

A double ended extendable driveshaft () comprises a first shaft portion () that has a proximal end and a distal end; a first shaft coupler () fixed to the distal end of the first shaft portion (); a first rotary coupler () supported for rotation on the proximal end of the first shaft portion (); a second shaft portion () having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the second shaft portion () is slidingly coupled to the proximal end of the first shaft portion (); a second shaft coupler () fixed to the distal end of the second shaft portion (); a second rotary coupler () supported for rotation on the proximal end of the second shaft portion (); and an actuator () coupled to the first rotary coupler () and the second rotary coupler () to extend and retract the first shaft portion () with respect to the second shaft portion ().

Double ended extendable driveshaft for auto header hookup

A draper platform () has a center endless belt conveyor () that is supported on and between first and second adjacent support arms (A,B). The center endless belt conveyor () is releasable from a first support arm (A) of the two adjacent support arms to pivot downward away from the first support arm of the two adjacent support arms a distance sufficient to slidably remove an endless conveyor belt () from the center endless belt conveyor in a direction parallel to the axes of rotation of the rolls () that support the endless conveyor belt.

Draper platform with center conveyor and method of replacing the center conveyor belt

A draper platform () has a knife drive () for driving a knife assembly () that is supported on and between two adjacent support arms () that pivot with respect to each other and with respect to the frame () of the draper platform () to which the two adjacent support arms (A,B) are pivotally connected. two resilient mounts couple opposing sides fo he sub-frame to the two adjacent support arms.

Pivoting mount for a knife drive

A draper platform () has a center endless belt conveyor () that is supported on and between two adjacent support arms (A,B) that pivot with respect to each other and with respect to the frame () of the draper platform () to which the two adjacent support arms (A,B) are pivotally connected.

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Kaysville, UT, United States of America

Austin Hughes