Patent ID: 6932004
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. An agricultural apparatus adapted for movement across a field in a forward direction of travel, the apparatus comprising: a wheel mounted carrier platform; an elongate implement bar mounted for pivotal motion relative to the carrier platform, the implement bar generally extending perpendicular to the forward direction of travel and including a mounting segment on a mounting side, the implement bar adapted to support a plurality of implements affixed at spaced intervals along the length thereof; a plurality of power cables mounted to the apparatus such that the cables extend along a cable trajectory generally parallel to and proximate to the mounting segment, respective power cables extendable to the implements to provide power thereto; an elongate substantially rigid restraining member that forms an elongated generally confining passageway that traverses between first and second ends thereof, the passageway defining a minimum cross sectional area that is greater than the combined cross sectional areas of the plurality of power cables, the restraining member further comprising a wall member that extends between the first and second ends, the wall member including a plurality of apertures therethrough, the plurality of apertures traversing in a non-aligned configuration between the first and second ends of the rigid restraining member, wherein at least one of the plurality of apertures being of a size to allow passage of at least one of the power cables; and a mounting member secured to the restraining member and mounted to the mounting segment of the implement bar such that the passageway is substantially aligned with the cable trajectory, wherein the power cables are loosely received through the passageway to generally retain the cables proximate the implement bar.