Patents Assigned to B. & R. Choiniere Limited
  • Patent number: 4926625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for inverting a windrow of hay or the like. The apparatus is in the form of an implement to be drawn by a tractor or any other appropriate vehicle and comprises a carriage supported at the front by skids and on which is mounted a pick-up conveyor assembly for gathering and elevating material from a windrow and depositing the elevated material on a rotating platform which moves the material 180 degrees along a circular path. The material is then discharged on the ground in inverted condition by the forward motion of the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: B. & R. Choiniere Limited
    Inventor: Yves Laquerre
  • Patent number: 4777788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for inverting a windrow of hay or the like. The apparatus is in the form of an implement to be drawn by a tractor or any other appropriate vehicle and comprises a wheeled carriage on which is mounted a pick-up conveyor assembly for gathering an elevating material from a windrow and depositing the elevated material on a rotating platform which moves the material 180 degrees along a circular path. The material is then discharged on the ground in inverted condition by the forward motion of the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: B. & R. Choiniere Limited
    Inventor: Yves Laquerre