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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shreyas Modak, Thane, IN;
Mark Schuler, Geneseo, IL (US);
Adam L. Heeren, Taylor Ridge, IL (US);
Sai K. Nandigam, Davenport, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 67/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 67/00 (2013.01); A01D 41/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A skid plate for use with a combine harvester head unit moving in a direction of travel. The skid plate includes a body, and a contact surface at least partially defined by the body, the contact surface including a leading edge facing the direction of travel and a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, where the contact surface at least partially defines a groove, where the groove defines a groove width, and where the groove width varies as the groove extends away from the leading edge.