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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Sandeep Ekhe, Ahmednagar, IN;
Vijay Bhaskar Shashidhar Ayyalasomayajula, Nagpur, IN;
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A convertible multiple rank agricultural implement for being towed by an agricultural vehicle. The convertible multiple rank agricultural implement includes a towing assembly, a first rank coupled to the towing assembly, wherein the first rank includes a first plurality of row units longitudinally spaced along a longitudinally extending support structure. A second rank is coupled to the first rank, wherein the second rank includes a first section connected to a second plurality of row units, and a second section connected to a third plurality of row units. In a first configuration, the first section and second section are coupled together with a coupler located at adjacent ends of the first section and second section when the second rank is offset and spaced from the first rank. In a second configuration, the first section and second section are spaced apart and longitudinally aligned with the longitudinally extending support structure of the first rank.