Crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine
Patent 6598812 Issued on July 29, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 7, 2023. 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.
February 7, 2023. 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 ReferencesDump truck body with a rear lateral conveyor Spreader attachment Zero velocity spreading system for distributing particulate material Patent #: 6347753 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 359313 filed on 02/07/2003US Classes:239/682, Plural239/650, CONTAINER FOR NON-FLUID MATERIAL, AND SCATTERING MEANS239/672, Including driven conveyor or follower feeding material horizontally towards scatterer239/687Scatterer receives material axiallyExaminersPrimary: Ganey, Steven J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA01C 017/00AbstractA crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine including a unique support element which is an elongate tube, including a center portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly in opposite directions from the center portion, each of the legs including an end portion opposite the center portion and an intermediate portion. The end portions include pivot elements coaxially aligned about a pivotal axis for pivotal connection to a rear end of the combine for movement between spreading and non-spreading positions. The intermediate portions include mounting elements for supporting rotatable crop accelerators in side-by-side relation, and the center portion includes at least one mount for mounting a pair of crop residue deflectors in cantilever relation to the tube and extending partially around the crop residue accelerators, respectively. The tube can also include mounts or supports for holding a shield in desired relation to the crop residue accelerators.Field of SearchCONTAINER FOR NON-FLUID MATERIAL, AND SCATTERING MEANSConvertible or combined Plural, rotary scatterers, on intersecting axes or coaxial and counter rotating Including driven conveyor or follower feeding material horizontally towards scatterer Rotating scatterer Plural Scatterer receives material axially Scatterer has radially directed tube Deflector and terminal flow element Dished or arcuate deflector | |
