Patents by Inventor John W. Rohlik

John W. Rohlik has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4550555
    Abstract: An attachment for a floating crop divider of the type used on a harvester having a transverse frame and reel with opposite upright sidewalls with the floating crop divider including a conically shaped divider shroud extending forward from an open end which includes opposite shroud sidewalls to a snout, the attachment consisting of a plurality of tines mounted to the inside sidewall of the shroud to extend toward the center of the reel. The tines each include a spring like axis of flexure near their mounting end, to permit them to bend resiliently in both their horizontal and vertical axis. Mounting brackets are provided to attach the tines to the inside sidewall of the shroud, with one bracket bolted to the inside sidewall of the shroud and another bracket bolted to the opposite outside sidewall of the shroud, with a brace member extending therebetween, to provide added lateral and vertical rigidity to the tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Inventor: John W. Rohlik