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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Jonathan E. Ricketts, Coal Valley, IL (US);
Zachary Harmon, Robesonia, PA (US);
Dan Garland, Solon, IA (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A draper header of an agricultural harvester comprising a first reel, a second reel spaced from the first reel a predetermined distance, and a center belt reel assembly between the first and second reels. The center belt reel assembly includes an endless belt rotationally driven about a rotational axis substantially parallel to a central rotational axis of one of the first and second reels, wherein the endless belt has a width that extends substantially the predetermined distance. The endless belt is rotationally driven by one of the first and second reels for conveying grain received between the first and second reels. As a result of the center belt reel assembly, grain between the first and second reels is fed to the center of the header where it may be conveyed to and processed by the harvester.