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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2018
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Padmanabh Limaye, Pune, MH, IN;
Trond A. Svidal, Crestwood, KY (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A hinge assembly for pivotally connecting a first frame section and a second frame section includes at least one pivot plate pivotally connected to the first mounting structure of the first frame section with a first pin and pivotally connected to the first mounting structure of the second frame section with a second pin. The hinge assembly further includes a linkage bar with a first end pivotally connected to the second mounting structure of the first frame section with a third pin and a second end pivotally connected to the second mounting structure of the second frame section with a fourth pin. The pivot plate and the linkage bar are configured such that the second frame section pivots about the fourth pin during a working state and about the third pin during a transition between the working state and a folding state.