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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Applicant:
Nelson J. Palen, Beloit, KS (US);
Inventor:
Nelson J. Palen, Beloit, KS (US);
Assignee:
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 73/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A duplex hinge having two pivot points. In one embodiment, the hinge is used between sections of multi-sectional farm implements to allow flex during field operations as well as folding for road transport. One pivot point is active both when folding and during field operations. The other pivot point is active during field operations but rigid while folding for road transport.