Self-binders Patents (Class 56/67)
  • Patent number: 12069988
    Abstract: An agricultural header connectable to an agricultural vehicle including a frame, at least one row unit connected to the frame and including at least one gathering chain, at least one crop dividing member connected to the frame, and a crop saving attachment supported by the at least one crop dividing member and being adjustable between a lowered position and a raised position. The crop saving attachment including a base member fixedly attached to the at least one crop dividing member, an upper member movably attached to the base member and configured for adjusting between the lowered and raised positions, and a pair of flaps supported by the base member and slideably associated with the upper member so that a resting position of the pair of flaps remains substantially unchanged as the upper member is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Andrew V. Lauwers, Bradley J. Wenger