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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Gustav Schumacher, Eichelhardt, DE;
Friedrich-Wilhelm Schumacher, Eichelhardt, DE;
Gebr. Schumacher, , DE;
Abstract
A crop lifter for a harvesting machine reaping system with a bed plate ( ) and projecting reaping fingers ( ) has an elastically bendable support bar ( ) with a first end ( ) and a second end ( ). The first end ( ) is adapted to be retained on the bed plate ( ). A grain lifter is connected to the second end ( ) of the support bar ( ). A holder ( ), which has legs ( ), projects from the face of the support bar ( ) facing the grain lifter ( ). The holder ( ) is adapted to receive the reaping finger ( ) between the legs ( ). A holding mechanism is adapted to support the reaping finger ( ) in a direction towards the support bar ( ). The support bar ( ) includes an area with a bend ( ), which opposes the portion adapted to receive the reaping finger ( ) taken up by the holder ( ). The portions ( ) on both sides of the bend enclose an angle opening towards the grain lifter ( ).