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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joel T. Cook, Lititz, PA (US);
Andrew V. Lauwers, Sandusky, OH (US);
Craig D. Roberts, Denver, PA (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/04 (2006.01); A01D 34/30 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 75/18 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/04 (2013.01); A01D 34/30 (2013.01); A01D 41/14 (2013.01); A01D 75/185 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cutter guard assembly for a knife drive of an agricultural farm implement is provided. The cutter guard assembly includes a cutter bar assembly, a floor assembly and a knife assembly. The cutter bar assembly has a cutter bar. The floor assembly includes a floor extending from the cutter bar and a cover extending from the floor. The knife assembly is covered by and situated below the floor assembly. In operation the cover drapes over a rigid frame of a header shielding the knife assembly from debris.