Patent ID: 8863489

Claim:
A windrow merger, comprising: a plurality of tines each respective tine having a tine member tip and being operably, fixedly coupled to a selected one of a plurality of mounting shafts, each of the plurality of mounting shafts being operably coupled to a central drive shaft, the central drive shaft being operably coupled to a drive motor and to the plurality of mounting shafts, the drive motor being approximately midway between two ends of a pick up head, the drive motor, upon actuation, rotationally driving the plurality of mounting shafts for elevating a crop to be merged, each respective tine mounting shaft being fixedly coupled to an elongated cam follower, the elongated cam follower having a first end and an opposed second end, a roller being connected to each respective elongated cam follower proximate the first end, the roller being operably coupled to a cam and disposed in a cam channel, the cam comprising at least a first lesser arc, the first lesser arc being positioned such that, as each roller traverses the lesser arc, the roller motion imparts an accelerated rotational speed to the tine member tip whereby the crop is impelled from the tine, and; a motor having a first and a second drive shaft, each respective drive shaft being operably coupled to respective tine mounting shafts.