Patent ID: 7234291
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A harvesting machine having a direction of travel comprising: a main frame; a feeder house being mounted to the main frame, the feeder house having a front face with a mounting device, the mounting device is movable with respect to the main frame; and a header being releasably mounted to the mounting device; a drive train comprising a header drive shaft supported from the mounting device and driven by the harvesting machine, a secondary drive shaft driven by the header drive shaft and supplying power to the header, the secondary drive shaft being mounted on the header and the header drive shaft being mounted on the mounting device and supported by the mounting device when the header is released from the mounting device, wherein the header drive shaft extends horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of travel; and Wherein the mounting device is hinged on the feeder house so that it can pivot about a pendulum axis extending at least approximately in the direction of the harvesting machine.