Patent ID: 9386748
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A01B,A01D

Claim Text:
1. A transport assembly for a header of an agricultural harvester comprising: a header frame; an axle support member supporting a wheel axle, the wheel axle rotatably carrying a transport wheel, wherein the axle support member has a first end and a second end distal to the first end; and a first swing arm having a first end pivotably connected to the header frame and a second end opposite the first end pivotably connected to the axle support member, comprising a second swing arm having a first end pivotably connected to the header frame and a second end opposite the first end pivotably connected to the axle support member, wherein the second swing arm has an overall longitudinal length greater than an overall longitudinal length of the first swing arm, wherein the first end of the second swing arm is pivotably connected to the header frame above the first end of the first swing arm, and wherein the second end of the first swing arm is connected to the axle support member proximate the axle support member first end and the second end of the second swing arm is connected to the axle support member at a point spaced from the second end of the first swing arm wherein the axle support member pivots relative to the first and second swing arms between a harvesting position and a transportation position, and wherein the transport wheel swings under the header frame through a vertical plane as it moves between harvesting and transportation positions.