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Door apparatus and actuator for a crop gathering machine

  • US 3,917,343 A
  • Filed: 03/18/1974
  • Issued: 11/04/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A door actuating apparatus for a crop gathering machine comprising:

  • a first frame;

    a housing attached to said first frame;

    a chamber within said housing for receiving gathered crops;

    an open space disposed at one end of said chamber for allowing removal of gathered crops from the chamber;

    a door for opening or closing said open space of the chamber;

    door control means for selectively moving said door to an open or to a closed position, said door control means comprising;

    a second frame pivotally attached to the first frame;

    a cable operatively connected at one end to the second frame and operably connected at the other end to the door; and

    means connected to said first and second frames for pivoting one of said frist and second with respect to the other frame from an unpivoted position to a pivoted position, whereby in the pivoted position the other end of the cable is pulled and the door is in an open position, and in an unpivoted position the other end of the cable is loosened and the door is in a closed position.

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