Patent ID: 9538709
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A merger apparatus for lifting and conveying material comprising: a pick-up header; a horizontal frame member; a conveyor positioned between the pick-up header and the horizontal frame member in a front to rear direction of the merger apparatus; a plurality of skid shoes positioned below at least one of the pick-up header and the conveyor; a main pivot shaft operatively connected to at least one of the pick-up header and the horizontal frame member; and a system of linkages positioned within the conveyor and extending through a frame of the pick-up header and the horizontal frame member, a first space between the conveyor and the skid shoes in a vertical direction; and a second space between the conveyor and a surface that the skid shoes rest on to support the merger apparatus, wherein the skid shoes are mounted on the main pivot shaft and at least one of an angle of the skid shoes and a vertical position of the pick-up header is adjusted with a rotational movement of the main pivot shaft, wherein the system of linkages includes a main linkage and the main pivot shaft connected to the main linkage such that movement of the main linkage results in the rotational movement of the main pivot shaft, and wherein material remaining on a conveyor surface that faces the surface falls directly through the first space and the second space without being obstructed.