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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Roger Stephenson, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Todd Aeschliman, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Thomas Nichols, Eldon, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/66 (2006.01); A01D 34/73 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/665 (2013.01); A01D 34/73 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular cutterbar assembly operably coupled to a work machine includes at least one module and an end cap coupled to the at least one module. The end cap includes an upper surface defined between a first end and a second end, and an inner cavity is defined in the first end of the end cap. The inner cavity is configured to substantially enclose a drive transfer mechanism. An aperture is defined in the upper surface, and a coupler arm is integrally formed with the second end of the end cap. The coupler arm is configured to be coupled to the work machine.