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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Pierre Erik Teetaert, Aartrijke, BE;
André S. N. C. Ducoulombier, Wevelgem, BE;
Inventors:
Pierre Erik Teetaert, Aartrijke, BE;
André S. N. C. Ducoulombier, Wevelgem, BE;
Assignee:
CNH America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spring system for a feeder device of an agricultural harvester having a first roller movably mounted in a casing and biased by the spring system towards a second roller in order the compress crop passing between the two rollers. The spring system comprises at least one spring surrounding a guide rod that extends in use between a movable support of the first roller and the casing of the feeder device. The guide rod is formed of two telescopically collapsible parts, one connected to the roller support and the other to the casing.