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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Andrew J. Braet, East Moline, IL (US);
Dennis P. Silver, East Moline, IL (US);
Nathan E. Krehbiel, East Moline, IL (US);
Shantanu Acharya, Pune, IN;
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A header for a harvester includes a hinge assembly, a center portion having a single center top beam that spans laterally relative to a longitudinal centerline of the header, and a wing portion having a single lateral top beam that is arranged forward of and lower than the single center top beam. The wing portion is attached to the center portion by the hinge assembly wherein the wing portion is pivotable between an unfolded position wherein the wing portion extends laterally away from the longitudinal centerline and a folded position wherein the lateral top beam nests forward of and below the center top beam. A cradle member may be attached to the center portion, the cradle portion receives the lateral top beam when the wing portion is in the folded position. The hinge assembly positions the lateral top beam forward of and below the center top beam in folded and unfolded positions.