Patent ID: 6907720
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A tine for attachment to a cylindrical carrier tube of a reel for mowing devices on harvesting machines, the tine is made from a material which has a round cross-section and is rod-like, said tine comprising: a coil spring portion wound to a coil line with at least one winding around a coil spring axis, said coil spring portion having a first winding end and a second winding end, a straight or bent engagement portion continuously following the first winding end of the coil spring portion, said straight or bent engagement portion ending in a free end, a fixing portion continuously attached to the second winding end, said fixing portion being bent at a second free end into an eyelet with a through opening, said eyelet projects in a direction towards the first winding end; an abutment portion arranged in front of the eyelet and extending on a circular arc, said abutment centered on a bending axis arranged parallel to the coil spring axis; a transition portion, following the abutment portion and ending in the second winding end; and said coil spring axis and bending axis being off-set in the same direction from the engagement portion.