Patent ID: 8176716
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A flexible reel ( 100 ) for an agricultural harvesting head ( 115 ) comprising: left, right and center reel sections ( first and second reel support arms ( third and fourth reel support arms ( a first flexible coupling ( a second flexible coupling that couples the left end of the right reel section axle to the right end of the center reel section axle to permit the right reel section and the center reel section to pivot with respect to each other; wherein a second plurality of bats ( wherein a third plurality of bats are mounted on the right axle end portion of the center reel section axle and wherein the third plurality of bats overlap and are interleaved with the first plurality of bats ( 206 ) on the right reel section ( 106 ) when an outer end of the right reel section is pivoted both above and below the center reel section.