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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2021
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Stephen Todderud, Lancaster, PA (US);
Benjamin Kemmerer, Hamburg, PA (US);
CNH Industries America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A draper belt assembly for an agricultural harvester header () comprising an endless draper belt () that includes an outer surface () and an inner surface () opposite the outer surface. The draper belt further includes elongated members () each extending from the outer surface and having a lateral face () substantially facing a longitudinal midline (ML) of the endless draper belt. The draper belt assembly additionally comprises a drive mechanism () operatively engaged with the endless draper belt. The lateral faces of the elongated members act as shelves that inhibit sliding of grain and other crop material from the bottom of the belt, thereby reducing plugging at the bottom of the belt adjacent the cutter bar and floor sheets. In addition, the elongated members more evenly distribute grain and other crop material across the width of the belt.