Patent ID: 7614206

Claim:
A header for a combine or a harvester comprising: a center portion of said header, said center portion having a feeder house opening disposed to direct cut crop from said center portion to a feeder house when said header is mounted on the feeder house; at least one lateral portion of said header, said lateral portion being attached to said center portion by a frame hinge; a draper comprised of a center portion draper frame, a lateral portion draper frame, and a belt disposed to rotate over said frame, from said lateral portion to said center portion, and said draper having a draper hinge with said belt spanning said hinge; a cutter, said cutter being disposed at a leading aspect of said header to cut crop, said cutter having a curving portion; said center portion draper frame and said lateral portion draper frame each having a plurality of support members disposed to form a support over which said belt travels to transport cut crop; and said frame hinge, said draper hinge and said curving portion all being substantially along the same axis, said axis being substantially parallel to a direction of travel of the combine or harvester; whereby said lateral portion of said header can raise and lower relative to said center portion of said header by rotation around said axis.