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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2007
Troy Allen Kost, LeClaire, IA (US);
Michael Wayne Mossman, Silvis, IL (US);
Timothy Franklin Christensen, Moline, IL (US);
Matthew David Arnold, Moline, IL (US);
Troy Allen Kost, LeClaire, IA (US);
Michael Wayne Mossman, Silvis, IL (US);
Timothy Franklin Christensen, Moline, IL (US);
Matthew David Arnold, Moline, IL (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises a point and cover assembly for a row crop header including a point; a cover coupled to the point with a hinge; a latch fixed to the cover, the latch having a first spring-loaded latch pin for pinning the cover to a first row unit, a second spring loaded latch pin for pinning the cover to a second row unit, and a member coupling the two latch pins together that is operable by one hand to release both latch pins; and a point support fixed to the cover, the point support comprising an elongate member fixed at its rear end to the cover and having an adjustable point rest at its front end for supporting the point at a plurality of different heights.