FLOATING DEBRIS CLEARING APPARATUS HAVING PARALLEL SUPPORT LINKAGE
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1. A debris clearing apparatus being mounted to and pushed by a planter row unit for agricultural operations, comprising:
- a base portion configured for attachment to the row unit;
a disk assembly including at least one rotating trash clearing device and a mounting bracket; and
said at least one trash clearing device connected to said base portion for vertical reciprocal movement by a parallelogram linkage including at least one first arm and at least one second arm, each of said first and second arms being pivotably connected at corresponding ends to said bracket and to said base portion.
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Abstract
A debris clearing apparatus mounted to and pushed by a planter row unit for agricultural operations is provided, and includes a base portion configured for attachment to the row unit, a disk assembly including at least one rotating trash clearing device and a mounting bracket, and the at least one trash clearing device connected to the base portion for vertical reciprocal movement by a parallelogram linkage including at least one first arm and at least one second arm, each of the first and second arms being pivotably connected at corresponding ends to the bracket and to the base portion.
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1. A debris clearing apparatus being mounted to and pushed by a planter row unit for agricultural operations, comprising:
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a base portion configured for attachment to the row unit; a disk assembly including at least one rotating trash clearing device and a mounting bracket; and said at least one trash clearing device connected to said base portion for vertical reciprocal movement by a parallelogram linkage including at least one first arm and at least one second arm, each of said first and second arms being pivotably connected at corresponding ends to said bracket and to said base portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A debris clearing apparatus mounted to and pushed by a planter row unit for agricultural operations, the planter row unit having a pivoting planter linkage, said debris clearing apparatus comprising:
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a base portion configured for attachment to the row unit; a disk assembly including at least one rotating trash clearing device and a mounting bracket; and said at least one trash clearing device connected to said base portion for vertical reciprocal movement by a parallelogram linkage including at least one first arm and at least one second arm, each of said first and second arms being pivotably connected at corresponding ends to said bracket and to said base portion so that said apparatus moves relative to the ground independently from the planter linkage. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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