Patent ID: 9609805
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A01D,A01F,B65G

Claim:
1. An auger assembly, comprising: first and second auger tubes each having a longitudinal axis and pivotally connected to one another, said auger tubes pivotal between first position in which said auger tubes are coaxial and a second position in which the auger tubes form one of at least two angles; a linkage interconnecting and pivotally mounted to said first and second auger tubes and spaced from the pivotal interconnection of said auger tubes, said linkage including a first link pivotally connected to said first auger tube and a second link pivotally connected to said second auger tube and wherein said first link has at least two holes connectable to said second link, and an actuator connected to one of said auger tubes and to one of said links, said first and second links being pivotally interconnectable at one of at least two positions to maintain said auger tubes in one of said first and second auger tube positions without loading said actuator; a pin insertable in one of said at least two holes, wherein when the first link is connected to the second link with the pin inserted in the second hole the angle of displacement between the first position and the second position is greater than when the first link is connected to the second link with the pin inserted in the first hole.