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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Ricketts, Coal Valley, IL (US);
James Gessel, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 63/04 (2006.01); A01D 41/06 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 63/04 (2013.01); A01D 41/06 (2013.01); A01D 41/14 (2013.01); A01D 45/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A header for a combine harvester. The header includes a row unit that includes a pair of stalk rolls, a knife mount and a cutting blade. The knife mount is mounted to the row unit. The cutting blade is mounted to the knife mount and includes a leading cutting edge, and a tail end having a baffle configured to generate a flow of air, wherein the leading cutting edge is forward the tail end upon rotation of the knife mount.