Patent ID: 6530201
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
In a cotton harvesting unit having a cabinet having a top portion and a bottom portion defining a space containing a harvesting mechanism including at least one upright bar carrying a plurality of rotatably driven picker spindles arranged in a row one above the other, an elongate upright moistener stand located in the space and supporting a plurality of moistening pads arranged in a row one above the other for moistening the picker spindles, the moistener stand having an upper end and an opposite lower end, the top portion of the cabinet including a receptacle which receives and holds the upper end of the moistener stand for rotation therein about a rotational center thereof, the improvement comprising:a support pivotally connecting the lower end of the moistener stand to the bottom portion of the cabinet positioning the moistener stand in a predetermined operative position and orientation wherein the moistening pads are positioned for contacting the picker spindles, the support including a pivot element offset from the rotational center of the receptacle holding the upper end such that when the moistener stand is rotated about the rotational center in a first direction away from the operative position the moistener stand will be tilted relative to the orientation thereof when in the operative position to raise the moistening pads relative to the picker spindles.