Patent ID: 8376126

Claim:
An equipment attachment adapter apparatus for mounting an implement to agricultural equipment, the adapter apparatus comprising: a base frame having a front for orienting toward the implement and a rear for orienting toward the agricultural equipment; a throat structure mounted on the base frame and defining a throat extending through the adapter apparatus for receiving crop materials from an output of the implement and passing the materials to an intake of the agricultural equipment, the throat having an entry for positioning adjacent to the output of the implement and an exit for positioning adjacent to the intake of the equipment, the throat structure comprising: a floor wall having an upper surface defining a lower boundary of the throat; a first side wall and a second side wall positioned on opposite sides of the throat, the first and second side walls extending upwardly from the floor wall; and an upper wall positioned above the floor wall; wherein the upper surface of the floor wall is curved from the entry of the throat toward the exit of the throat.