Patent ID: 6886316
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A mowing sickle comprising: a sickle bar having at least two bar sections arranged one behind the other along a longitudinal axis, said at least two bar sections include a continuous first attachment face, a second face arranged parallel and spaced a first distance from said first attachment face, and a front face each at a longitudinal end of said section; said at least two bar sections including a third face starting from at least one of the front faces and limited by a recess, said third face arranged parallel to the attachment face and spaced a second distance from the attachment face, said second distance being smaller than the first distance; first through bores are provided in a length portion of said at least two bar sections such that at least one bore extends through the second face and one bore through the third face, said first through bores being arranged at a predetermined distance to each other and to the front face along the longitudinal axis; and said at least two bar sections are arranged with said front face abutting each other and forming a butt joint; blades having two second through bores arranged at a distance with respect to one another, one of said blades abutting the attachment face and covering the butt joint; a connecting fish plate abutting the third faces of the bar sections abutting each other and said connecting fish plate covering the butt joint and having third bores corresponding to the first through bores provided in the third face; and connection members inserted into the first through bores, second through bores and the area of the third face, the third through bores, said connecting members connect the bar sections, the blades and the connecting fish plate in the area of the third faces to each other.