Patent ID: 9095095
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A tine adapted for attachment to a support member on a harvesting reel, said tine comprising: a generally C-shaped mounting base adapted to receive and embrace the support member when the tine is mounted on the support member, said base having a pair of opposed arms provided with distal ends; a crop-engaging finger secured to said base and projecting outwardly therefrom; and a retaining clip spanning said distal ends of the arms, one end of said clip being connected to the distal end of one of said arms in such a manner that the clip can be swung toward and away from the distal end of the other of said arms, said other end of said clip overlapping and being releasably lockable with the distal end of the other of said arms, said other arm having an anti-unlocking guard disposed for protectively overlying said other end of the clip when said other end of the clip overlaps and is locked to the distal end of said other arm, said clip being detachable from said base, said base having a pair of diametrically opposed holes for receiving a fastener for securing the tine to said support member without said clip, said holes being in said arms, said guard comprising a cover flap having a clearance aperture aligned with said holes to avoid interference with a fastener when a fastener is used to secure the tine to the support member.