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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2023
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Tyler J. Bouslog, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Benjamin M. Lovett, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A merger attachment for a windrower implement includes a support structure extending along a longitudinal structure axis between a first end and a second end. A belt forms an endless loop encircling the support structure. An idler roll is rotatably attached to the support structure proximate the first end thereof and defines an idler diameter. A drive roll is rotatably attached to the support structure proximate the second end thereof and defines a drive diameter. The support structure includes an upper support surface and a lower support surface arranged in a non-parallel relationship relative to each other to define a tapered profile extending along the longitudinal structure axis. The tapered profile has a first thickness at the first end equal to the idler diameter, and increases in thickness toward the second end, which has a second thickness equal to the drive diameter.