Patent ID: 6442919
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A grain lifter for combine harvester mowing systems having mowing fingers attached to a finger bar, comprising:a carrier rail connectable to the finger bar, a stem lifter connected to the carrier rail, and a fixing element connected to the carrier rail, said fixing element securable to the finger bar, said fixing element including a holding element attached to the carrier rail, said holding element including two spaced arms between which the tip of one mowing finger can be inserted; and holding means for contacting an upper face of the mowing finger, said holding means including a two-arm locking lever with a first lever arm having a supporting face for being supported on the upper face of the mowing finger, and a second lever arm with at least one engaging face, said two-arm locking lever being pivotable around a pivot pin positioned between the two arms and said fixing element including a locking element contacting one of the engaging faces of the second lever arm holding the locking lever in position.