Multi-tier crop residue flow guide for an agricultural combine
Patent 6602131 Issued on August 5, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 12, 2021. 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.
December 12, 2021. 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 1695532 2626159 3186460 3232627 Straw chopper and spreader assembly Chaff spreader for combine harvester Straw chopper and spreader assembly Straw chopper and spreader assembly Straw spreader for a combine harvester and method of spreading Material spreading apparatus InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 015356 filed on 12/12/2001US Classes:460/111, STRAW CHAFF SPREADER OR HANDLING (DISCHARGE)460/901MATERIAL DISTRIBUTORExaminersPrimary: Will, Thomas B.Assistant: Petravick, Meredith Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA01F 012/00AbstractA mult-tier crop residue flow guide for a rotary crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine including an element disposed in a housing and rotatable in a predetermined direction about an axis which is oriented horizontally or at a small acute angle to horizontal for driving a flow of crop residue through a discharge opening of the housing located at a predetermined angular position around the axis, the flow guide including at least two guide surfaces or tiers having inlet ends disposed in at least generally axially side by side relation adjacent to the discharge opening in position for directing portions of the flow of crop residue in generally the predetermined direction radially outwardly. | |
