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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Alex Brimeyer, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/28 (2006.01); F16H 25/14 (2006.01); A01D 34/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/28 (2013.01); A01D 34/04 (2013.01); F16H 25/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and apparatuses for articulating float arms of a harvester header between a flexible configuration and a rigid configuration are disclosed. The systems and apparatuses include a locking tube that experiences no torque or approximately no torque when the float arms are in the rigid configuration. Further, the systems and apparatuses also avoid adjustments to ensure that float arms are fully retracted, such as into abutting contact with another portion of a header.