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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:
May. 27, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harry M Meinert, Urbandale, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
172510 ; 172456 ;
Abstract
A shield assembly includes a transverse arm pivotally connected at one end to a bracket assembly fixed to a row crop cultivator rig. A shield tow strap extends rearwardly from the opposite end of the arm. The arm rocks between a horizontal position, wherein the tow strap supports the shield adjacent the row, and vertical position wherein the entire shield assembly extends over the rig completely out of interfering relationship with the row.