Harvesters – Cotton
Patent
1995-10-24
1997-04-22
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Cotton
56 41, 56 50, A01D 4608
Patent
active
056220383
ABSTRACT:
A cotton picker row unit grid bar fabricated from a light extruded material has a hollow D-shaped cross section with a plant contacting wall of thickness substantially greater than the non-contacting walls for increased wearability and strength and reduced weight. An upright grid bar support with a compact U-shaped cross section includes opposed flanges connected by a rounded portion to reduce hairpinning of debris. Specially shaped apertures in the rounded portion support the ends of the grid bars in vertically spaced relationship, and grid bar posts cooperate with threaded screw members extending through the support to sandwich the grid bar ends between the flanges with a preselected clamping force.
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Schreiner Joel M.
Wigdahl Jeffrey S.
Deere & Company
Melius Terry Lee
Pezzuto Robert
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