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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:
Feb. 02, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
James I Lodico, Hampton, IL (US);
David R Coder, East Moline, IL (US);
Lawrence J Adams, Geneseo, IL (US);
Rebecca A Guthrie, Coal Valley, IL (US);
Raymond M Andes, Jr, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Philip G Alexander, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55289 ; 55290 ;
Abstract
A trash handling apparatus for a self-cleaning rotary screen comprising two cutterbars that extend across the diameter of a circular screen and a comb having a castellated edge is secured to the leading edge of a vacuum chamber. The two cutterbars are provided with outwardly extending ribs that act in concert with notches formed in castellated edge of the comb to scissor large crop material trapped on the rotary screen as it passes the stationary vacuum chamber.