Patent ID: 11910740
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A brush belt comprising:
a base member having a drive surface configured to engage a rotating drive member and a mounting surface opposite the drive surface, the mounting surface having a longitudinal axis, a first edge, and second edge, the first edge and the second edge being positioned on opposite sides of the mounting surface and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the base member configured to alternate between a linear shape and a non-linear shape in response to being driven by the drive member; and
a plurality of bristles, each bristle having a first end that is proximal to the mounting surface and a second end distal thereto, the bristles arranged in a plurality of first sections of bristles and a plurality of second sections of bristles, the bristles of each of the first sections having a first length and the bristles of each of the second sections having a second length, the first length being 25% to 98% of the second length, the second ends of the bristles collectively defining an undulating surface profile relative to the mounting surface when viewed parallel to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis from either the first edge or the second edge.