Patent ID: 7162855

Claim:
A harvesting header having a direction of travel is provided with a center frame section having two side ends and two outer frame sections, the two outer frame sections are attached to the side ends of the center frame section, the two outer frame sections can pivot relative to the center frame section between an operating position and a transport position in which the outer frame sections are folded about the center frame section by hydraulic pivot cylinders, the side ends of the center frame section define pivot regions between the outer frame sections and the center frame section, the center frame section and the outer frame sections carry collection devices for collecting crops with separating points between each adjacent collection device, each separating point movably supported on one of the outer frame section and center frame section, the separating points including a first separating point located in a first one of the pivot regions and a second separating point located in a second one of the pivot regions, and a hydraulic cylinder attached between each of the first and second separating points and the frame section on which the first and second separting points are mounted to move the first and second separating points between an operating position and a transport position laterally independently with respect to one of the outer frame section and center frame section on which the separating point is supported in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of travel.