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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Patrick Crow, Rock Island, IL (US);
Eric L. Walker, Narvon, PA (US);
James Michael Gessel, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 57/22 (2006.01); A01D 45/02 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 57/22 (2013.01); A01D 45/023 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A row unit of a corn head assembly for an agricultural harvester capable of reducing grain loss is provided. The row unit includes a frame and first and second spaced apart row unit arms mounted to the frame, and a top plate. The top plate is positioned about a rear end of the frame and includes an outer surface having a retaining structure configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.