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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Timothy R. Blunier, Danvers, IL (US);
Matthew R. Sudbrink, Metamora, IL (US);
Jessica Haynes, West Bend, WI (US);
Timothy R. Blunier, Danvers, IL (US);
Matthew R. Sudbrink, Metamora, IL (US);
Jessica Haynes, West Bend, WI (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A wing folding arrangement for an agricultural implement includes a tool bar assembly having a central tool bar, a first wing tool bar rotatably coupled to a first end of the central tool bar, a second wing tool bar rotatably coupled to the first wing tool bar, a third wing tool bar rotatably coupled to a second end of the central tool bar, and a fourth wing tool bar rotatably coupled to the third wing tool bar. The agricultural implement also includes row units coupled to the tool bar assembly and configured to deliver flowable agricultural product to a field. The second wing tool bar is configured to fold over the first wing tool bar, the fourth wing tool bar is configured to fold over the third wing tool bar, and the first and third wing tool bars are configured to fold crosswise over the central tool bar.