Patent ID: 9462750
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A01D

Claim Text:
1. A harvesting apparatus comprising: a frame configured to be advanced over an area in which a crop is grown, the frame having laterally spaced sides, a front, and a rear; a harvesting assembly on the frame configured to process severed crop over a width between the spaced sides of the frame as the frame is advanced; and a fluid delivery system through which pressurized fluid is discharged in discrete streams each with a component that is directed to at least one of: a) facilitate severance of crop; and b) facilitate advancement of severed crop rearwardly in relationship to the frame to a location for further processing, the fluid delivery system comprising: i) a primary conduit length extending in a lateral direction between the sides of the frame; ii) a plurality of laterally spaced outlets from which fluid from the primary conduit length is discharged; iii) a pressurized fluid source; and iv) a distributing conduit assembly that directs pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source to laterally spaced locations from where pressurized fluid is directed in laterally opposite directions into the primary conduit length and to the laterally spaced outlets.