Patent ID: 6052977
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
Insert structure for a stripping finger having a V-shaped cross section, the stripping finger adapted for forward movement through a field of plants for stripping crop from the plants, the stripping finger including a forward fin having an insert receiving area, the insert structure comprising:a V-shaped insert having sidewalls and a vertex joining the sidewalls at a lowermost position, the insert positionable in mating relationship on the finger and including a forward end adapted for securing in the insert receiving area of the fin;the insert extending rearwardly from the forward end to a rearwardly located attaching portion having a single bolt-receiving aperture located on the vertex for receiving a mounting bolt therethrough;wherein the securing of the forward end in the insert receiving area of the fin and the mounting bolt secure the insert to the stripping finger independently of additional fasteners; andfurther comprising a bolt-receiving member defining a flat apertured area above the vertex for receiving the mounting bolt therethrough.