Harvesters – Stalk choppers – Rotating on horizontal transverse axis
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-05
2009-02-03
Fábián-Kovács, Árpád (Department: 3671)
Harvesters
Stalk choppers
Rotating on horizontal transverse axis
Reexamination Certificate
active
07484350
ABSTRACT:
A counter knife bank or knife rank for use with a stationary knife assembly, such as by attachment to a knife mounting assembly of the stationary knife assembly, of a chopper assembly of an agricultural combine, including a plurality of individual double-sided knife blades or elements joined together, such as by a spline connector that extends through aligned openings in the base body portions of the knife blades or elements, in an aligned columnar arrangement to form a knife formation that is connected to a support member, such as to an underlying member having an inverted U-shape, that is removably connectable to a depending side wall of the knife mounting assembly to permit initial use of the first cutting edges of the knife blades or elements, easy reversal of the counter knife bank or rank at a later time, and subsequent use of the second cutting edges of the knife blades or elements.
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Benes Jason M.
Bonatsos James J.
Isaac Nathan E.
CNH America LLC
Fábián-Kovács Árpád
Harms Michael C.
Sheldrake Patrick M.
Stader John William
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