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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Travis A. Schaeffer, Davenport, IA (US);
Robert S. Davis, East Moline, IL (US);
Michael J. Covington, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Case Corporation, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
An agricultural apparatus is disclosed herein for the harvesting of a low-density crop such as cotton. The agricultural apparatus includes a frame, a crop acquiring device associated with the frame; a crop collecting bin, or basket, which is supported by the frame, adjustable in position with respect to the frame, and provided with an opening in a wall of the basket for conveying of crop into the basket; a conveying device for conveying of crop from the acquiring device to the basket and having a first end associated with the acquiring device and a second end associated with the basket opening; and a hood pivotally attached to the basket for selectively covering the basket opening and for engaging the second end of the conveying device. The hood may include one or more latching apparatus for securing the hood in an opened position and in a closed position. The latching apparatus may be of the barrel, bolt, and keeper type, and may be disposed at a first end, a second end, or first and second ends of the hood. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a cotton picker for transport, including the step of pivoting a hood from an opened position to a closed position.