Patent ID: 9510496
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A01B

Claim Text:
1. An agricultural tillage implement, comprising: a carriage frame assembly including a pull hitch extending in a travel direction; secondary frames extending generally laterally with respect to the travel direction; and, gangs of disks blades connected to and supported by said secondary frames to till soil over which the tillage implement traverses; bearing hangers supported from the secondary frames for rotation about an axis generally lateral to the travel direction; at least one fastener; a structural element connecting the secondary frames to the bearing hangers; and a single piece scraper/deflector element positioned horizontally adjacent to the disk blades, said scraper/deflector element being positioned aft of the bearing hangers relative to the travel direction and fastened to the bearing hangers by said at least one fastener extending through said scraper/deflector and connected to said bearing hanger to scrape residue and deflect it away from the travel direction; and wherein said single piece scraper/deflector element is a flat plate that extends in a horizontal plane when fastened to the bearing hanger.