Patent ID: 6503142
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
A rotary combine comprising:a rotor having a longitudinal axis of rotation; a concave having a first end and a second end spaced circumferentially around said rotor, said first end of said concave including a pivot member received in an opening of a hook member supported by a support structure so as to support the first end for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of rotation of said rotor; and a locking member mounted on the hook member so as to be pivotable between an engaged position wherein said locking member engages said pivot member of the first end of said concave for retaining the pivot member in the opening of the hook member and a disengaged position wherein said locking member is disengaged from said pivot member while the pivot member is supported in the opening by the hook member.