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ROWLESS CROP HARVESTER

  • US 3,742,689 A
  • Filed: 11/18/1971
  • Issued: 07/03/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A harvester comprising a transverse cutter, rotatable gathering means positioned generally above the cutter, said gathering means being in the form of a combination reel and auger including a central core and flighting thereon, and being operative for moving the cut crop plants laterally and rearwardly, fingers mounted on said flighting, the fingers being movable downwardly at the front and rearwardly at the bottom of the gathering means, and at the bottom moving rearwardly across the cutter, the fingers being movable into active position in which they are transversely disposed and into retracted position, and means operative in response to rotation of the gathering means for moving the fingers into active position only during a portion of the rotation of the gathering means including that portion in which they move across the cutter.

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