Patent ID: 8171708

Claim:
A stripper plate for use with a corn head row unit, said stripper plate comprising: a. a first portion, wherein said first portion is substantially flat along both the width and length of said first portion, wherein said first portion includes a first edge and a second edge connected by the width of said stripper plate, and wherein said first edge and said second edge are parallel to the longitudinal axis of a harvesting machine; and b. a second portion, wherein said second portion is integrally formed with said first portion such that a first edge of said second portion is collinear with said first edge of said first portion and such that said second portion is located behind said first portion, wherein a second edge of said second portion gradually slopes downward with respect to said second edge of said first portion along the width of said second portion by an increasing amount along the length of said stripper plate, wherein said second edge of said second portion is parallel to the longitudinal axis of said harvesting machine.