TELESCOPING COULTER SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A telescoping coulter system for an agricultural machine operable on ground, having a frame and a moveable structure, comprising:
- a coulter arm, having a proximal end with a pivot point, and a distal end bearing a rotatable coulter disk; and
an extension mechanism, connecting the frame to the coulter arm, configured to translate the coulter arm between a raised transport position not in mechanical conflict with the moveable structure, and a lowered operational position in which the coulter disk can contact the ground and is proximate to the moveable structure.
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Abstract
A telescoping coulter system for an agricultural machine, operable on ground and having a frame and a moveable structure, includes a coulter arm, having a proximal end with a pivot point, and a distal end bearing a rotatable coulter disk. An extension mechanism connects the frame to the coulter arm, and is configured to translate the coulter arm between a raised transport position not in mechanical conflict with the moveable structure, and a lowered operational position in which the coulter disk can contact the ground and is proximate to the moveable structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A telescoping coulter system for an agricultural machine operable on ground, having a frame and a moveable structure, comprising:
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a coulter arm, having a proximal end with a pivot point, and a distal end bearing a rotatable coulter disk; and an extension mechanism, connecting the frame to the coulter arm, configured to translate the coulter arm between a raised transport position not in mechanical conflict with the moveable structure, and a lowered operational position in which the coulter disk can contact the ground and is proximate to the moveable structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A potato harvester having a telescoping coulter system, comprising:
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an intake, having a nose wing, the intake being moveable between a lowered operating position adjacent ground, and a raised transport position above the ground; and a coulter disk, moveable about a virtual pivot point from a lowered operating position, in which the coulter disk is proximate to the nose wing, and a raised transport position in which the coulter disk does not mechanically interfere with the intake or nose wing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of making a telescoping coulter system for an agricultural device having a moveable structure, comprising:
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rotatably attaching a coulter disk to a distal end of a coulter arm; and attaching the coulter arm to an extension mechanism configured to translate the coulter arm between a raised position not in mechanical conflict with the moveable structure, and a lowered operational position in which the coulter disk can contact ground and is proximate to the moveable structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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