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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kalida, OH (US);
Shawn Gerdeman, Delphos, OH (US);
Ryan Fleshner, Allison, IA (US);
Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kalida, OH (US);
Abstract
An auger assembly for a farm implement, in which the auger assembly includes a first auger section having a first auger shaft that rotates in a conveying direction about a longitudinal axis of the first auger section and a second auger section having a second auger shaft that rotates about a longitudinal axis of the second auger section. The auger assembly includes a first auger coupling portion that includes a drive hub and a lobe. The auger assembly includes a second auger coupling portion that includes a sleeve, which receives the drive hub such that the drive hub is rotatably engaged with the sleeve. The auger assembly includes a drive pin secured to the second auger coupling portion and a latch arm that pivots in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second auger section between an engaged position and a disengaged position.