Sperry Rand Corporation

New Holland North America, Inc.

New Holland Inc.

Robert L Bowman

Richard P Bernhardt

Douglas G Branham

Edwin O Margerum

Everett C Cowan, Jr

Mark L Cozine

A skid steer loader is disclosed with an operator's seat that is movable between a lowered operative position and an elevated inoperative position to facilitate the access to drive components located beneath the seat. The seat includes a latch mechanism that detachably fixes the operator's seat to the loader frame and a prop rod slidable within a bayonet slot formed in the loader frame to move into a restraining position whenever the operator's seat is moved into the elevated inoperative position. The movement of the prop rod into the restraining position of the bayonet slot requires a positive movement of the prop rod out of the restraining position to enable the seat to be returned to the lowered operative position to be latched against the frame. The seat is hinged to the loader frame to allow the movement thereof between the operative and inoperative positions.

Skid steer loader seat mechanism

A method and apparatus for mounting concaves in an axial flow combine having the threshing and separating rotor extending in a longitudinal direction is disclosed wherein the concaves can be mounted on its adjustable mounting frame through the side of the combine. A pair of longitudinally spaced concave frame members are provided with yokes engageable with longitudinally extending mounting pins affixed to the mounting frame. Support plates carried by the mounting frame can be utilized to support the weight of the concave during the mounting procedure. Retaining links mounted on the mounting pins in conjunction with the concave yokes are connected to the concave frame members to retain the concave on the mounting pins during operation of the combine.

Method and apparatus for mounting concaves

The disclosure is directed to a combine with a unique sealing arrangement between the pivotable feeder housing and the inlet opening. The rearward portion of the feeder housing, extending into the inlet opening, includes spaced apart arcuate smooth edge plates which mate with, but do not contact, sealing blocks affixed to the inside vertical side edges of the inlet opening. The feeder housing further includes axially aligned pivot arms which extend away therefrom to engage a pair of support yokes which permit the housing to pivot vertically. The pivot arms and the edge plates have the same central axis so that pivoting of the feeder housing does not interfere with the sealing block/edge plate relationship.

Feeder housing seal

Mobile vehicles and the like having enclosed cabs such as tractors, combines and the like, are provided with air inlet means for the comfort of the operator. The air inlet means are provided with a readily removable filter element and means to support the same by an overhanging forward portion of the roof which extends beyond the windshield of the cab. The filter element is supported by a frame and includes means to raise and lower the frame respectively to support the filter element in upper, operative position and lower, removable position, insertion and removal of the same occurring through an opening adjacent one side edge of the roof of the cab and normally closed by a door, the entire removal occurring exteriorly of the interior of the cab.

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Ephrata, PA, United States of America

Robert L Bowman