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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
William F Temple, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Massey-Ferguson Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 102 ; 56208 ; 56DI / ;
Abstract
An automatic height control for the header of a combine in which the elevation of the header relative to the ground is varied by hydraulic means under the control of the system using the presence or absence of light to lower or raise the header, the light being regulated by feeler members engageable with the ground and being responsive to changes in ground contour.