Patent ID: 6272824
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A01B,A01D

Abstract:
A header transport lower rest bracket assembly for a header transport carriage having a frame, comprisinga bottom bracket member capable of being movably clamped to said frame, said bottom bracket member having side portions and a top support surface, said top support surface having a bottom bracket backstop projecting from said top support surface at an angle from vertical, and a pair of side plates on each end of said bottom bracket member and transverse to a frame member on which said bottom bracket member is clamped, each of the side plates having a correspondingly aligned working position hole located in a central region and a correspondingly aligned storage position hole located in an end region opposite said bottom bracket backstop;a riser pad having an upper support surface, a riser backstop projecting from said upper support surface at an angle from vertical, and a pair of leg plates extending downwardly from said upper support surface, each of said leg plates having a correspondingly aligned substantially centrally located mounting hole and a lobe extending past said upper support surface adjacent said riser backstop; anda pin for retaining said riser pad in either a working position or a storage position;wherein said riser pad in a working position sets on said top support surface of said bottom bracket member with said riser backstop being positioned adjacent said bottom bracket backstop, said riser pad being held in place by said pin extending through said working position holes in said bottom bracket member and also through said mounting holes of said riser pad, and wherein said riser pad in a storage position is suspended between said pin and said bottom bracket member, with said pin residing in said storage position holes in said pair of side plates of said bottom bracket member and said riser backstop resting against said pin, with said pair of leg plates of said riser pad resting against a side portion of said bracket opposite said bottom bracket backstop.