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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Brandon C. Carlson, Ankeny, IA (US);
Sanjeev M. Hallale, Pune, IN;
Matthew C. Roney, Ankeny, IA (US);
Charles F. Ostermeier, Slater, IA (US);
Hema V. Guthy, Moline, IL (US);
Hector Portillo, Monterrey, MX;
Mohamad El-Zein, Bettendorf, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A spindle assembly includes a spindle nut having a cylindrically shaped bore and a threaded portion that engages a threaded opening in a cotton picker bar. The spindle assembly further includes a first friction reducing element disposed in the cylindrically shaped bore, a cotton picking member. The cotton picking member includes a barbed end, an engaging end, and a cylindrically shaped shaft located between the barbed end and the engaging end. A drive member includes a receiving end that receives the engaging end of the cotton-picking member and a geared end that engages a gear on a driveshaft in the cotton picker bar. The cylindrically shaped shaft includes a surface rotatably supported within the first friction reducing element.