Adjustable chopper shaft
Patent 5890353 Issued on April 6, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 14, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 14, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3599404 3848399 Base cutting apparatus for sugar cane harvesters Cane cutting apparatus Cane harvester Cane harvester Elevator assembly and slewing mechanism for cane harvester Chopper apparatus for cane stalk harvester Patent #: 5622034 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 007275 filed on 01/14/1998US Classes:56/60, With choppers56/51, CORNSTALK TYPE56/52, Stalk breakers56/53, Cutters56/504, Rotating on horizontal transverse axis241/37, Of comminuting surface contiguity241/236, Intermeshing241/293, Cylindrical or frusto-conical (i.e., peripheral comminuting face)460/112, With chopper460/113BEATERExaminersPrimary: Will, Thomas B.Assistant: Kovacs, Arpad F Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA01D 045/02Foreign Application Priority Data1997-01-15 AUAbstractAn adjustable chopper shaft is disclosed including a chopper shaft (14), a gear (18) concentrically mounted on the chopper shaft, the gear being accomodated in a gearbox (40). A setup (30, 32) for selectively allowing rotation of the chopper shaft relative to the gear are provided and this setup for selectively allowing rotation of the chopper shaft relative to the gear is located externally of the gearbox. | |
