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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:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horst Neuerburg, F-67700 Saverne, FR;
Fernand Kieffer, F-67700 Saverne, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ; A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56-6 ; 56 152 ; 56 158 ;
Abstract
A machine for cutting plant matter equipped with a limiter device includes a first assembly connected to a first unit and a second assembly connected to a second unit. The second unit is connected to the first unit by an articulation allowing the second unit to pivot about an axis of the articulation within limits allowed by at least one stop. The stop is elastically deformable so as to limit pivoting of the second unit about the axis when the second unit is subjected to a first pivoting torque, and so as to tolerate a much greater amount of pivoting of the second unit about the axis when the second unit is subjected to a second pivoting torque.