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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
C. Regan Scott, Midlothian, VA (US);
Curtis M. Hinton, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Ty Murray, Midlothian, VA (US);
Martin Heidorn, Chesterfield, VA (US);
C. Regan Scott, Midlothian, VA (US);
Curtis M. Hinton, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Ty Murray, Midlothian, VA (US);
Martin Heidorn, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Altria Client Services Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for harvesting agricultural row crops having stalks, comprising a frame having a front portion and a rear portion, the frame configured for traversing along a field of row crops; a hollow arm mounted adjacent an upper section of the front portion of the frame, the hollow arm comprising a first section disposed along an incline formed by the upper section of the front portion of the frame and the ground, the first section having a first end and a second end; an inlet positioned adjacent the first end of the first section of the hollow arm, the inlet for receiving stalks of row crops; device for cutting stalks of row crops, the device for cutting stalks mounted within the first section of the hollow arm; device for engaging and conveying the stalks along the hollow arm; and a biased guide assembly for accommodating stalks of varied diameters.