Patent ID: 6546709
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A01D,Y10T

Abstract:
Clamping structure for securing a brush with base and distal ends to a cotton doffer, the doffer generally defining a cylinder rotatable in a forward direction for removing cotton and debris from saw structure and including structural channels with radially extending parallel flanges, the clamping structure comprising:a row of screws extending radially from the cylinder between the flanges and having threaded ends; an elongated clip having a central apertured portion received by the screws and including a leading end projecting in the forward direction from the central apertured portion towards a first one of the parallel flanges, and a trailing portion extending behind the central apertured portion to a location forwardly adjacent a second one of the parallel flanges; outer nuts threaded onto the threaded ends of the screws and urging the trailing portion against the brush to secure the brush against the second one of the parallel flanges; and wherein the trailing portion of the elongated clip projects radially outwardly of the leading end of the elongated clip and leads the brush, thereby protecting the brush from damage when the debris is encountered by the doffer and acting to dislodge the debris from the surface.