Patent ID: 6212864
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A cotton harvester row unit adapted for movement in a forward direction over ground where first and second rows of standing cotton plants are grown:a row unit housing have a fore-and-aft extending row receiving area having a forward end receiving the first row of standing cotton plants;harvesting structure carried by the housing adjacent the row receiving area for removing cotton from the first row of standing cotton plants, the harvesting structure including an upright spindle drum with spindles projecting into one side of the row receiving area; andplant conveying structure connected to the row unit housing and extending outwardly therefrom, including a frame supporting a plant severing device outwardly of the row receiving area for cutting of standing plants offset from the first row, and a conveyor supported from the frame and extending between the plant severing device and the one side of the row receiving area, the conveyor angled from the forward direction from the plant severing device towards the forward end and moving cut plants into the plants of the first row at the forward end of the row receiving area so the spindles engage both the first row of standing plants and the cut plants.