Patent ID: 7992372

Claim:
A draper platform ( 100 ) for mounting on the feederhouse of an agricultural combine, comprising: a center frame section ( 104 ) configured to be supported on the feederhouse and supporting a first endless conveyor belt ( 132 , 126 ); a wing frame section ( 102 , 106 ) configured to be supported on a first side of the center frame section ( 104 ) and having a second endless conveyor belt ( 124 , 130 ); and a first pivot joint ( 110 , 114 ) coupling the center frame section ( 104 ) to the wing frame section ( 102 , 106 ), wherein the first pivot joint ( 110 , 114 ) constrains the wing frame section ( 102 , 106 ) to pivot with respect to the center frame section ( 104 ) about a generally horizontal and forwardly extending axis ( 108 , 112 ), the first pivot joint comprising first, second, and third pivot couplings ( 308 , 310 , 334 ), wherein the first pivot coupling is a break-away coupling including a pivot pin ( 318 ) separate from said second and third pivot couplings, with the first pivot coupling being disposed forward of the second pivot coupling ( 310 ) and the third pivot coupling ( 334 ).