Patent ID: 6526736
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
In a crop stripper adapted for being mounted between, and stripping crop material from, transversely spaced rigid flat tines of a rotary conveyor having a forward direction of rotation, including first and second halves coupled together and meeting at a plane, with each half defining a semi-cylindrical cavity so as to form a cylindrical opening adapted for receiving a cylindrical tine mounting shaft and, with said first half defining a semi-oval shape when viewed from the side, said first half including a pair of parallel planar side walls spaced transversely from each other by a predetermined distance so as to just fit between adjacent flat tines of the rotary conveyor, said side walls extending perpendicular to said plane and including marginal portions defining arcuate rims, the improvement comprising: said second stripper half having opposite side surfaces extending away from said plane and including at least a major portion spaced apart by a distance less than said predetermined distance, whereby first and second clearance zones are respectively defined at opposite sides of said lower stripper half into which crop material carried past the planar surfaces of said first stripper half by an adjacent tine may be deposited.