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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Swapnil Kumbhar, Pune, IN;
Benjamin M. Lovett, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Hunter T. Kelderman, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Tyler J. Bouslog, Keota, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A windrower implement includes a merger attachment having a support structure rotatably supporting a conveyor, and a lift structure interconnecting the support structure and a frame of the windrower implement. The lift structure is moveable between a deployed position for positioning the conveyor in a lowered and downward inclining operating position, and a stowed position for positioning the conveyor in raised and upward inclining non-operating position. The lift structure includes a link system coupled to the frame and a lift arm coupled to the link system and having a support connection interconnecting the lift arm and the support structure. The support connection maintains a relative position between the lift arm and the support structure during movement of the lift structure between the stowed position and the deployed position.