Patent ID: 7788890

Claim:
Corn stalk roll having an extension that is prevalently parallel to a rotation axis (X-X) of the roll, the roll comprising: a roll body suitable for being coupled rotatingly to a head of a corn stalk machine, coaxial with hooking portions, to be able to be operated to rotate about said rotation axis (X-X); a working portion suitable for exerting a cutting action of a stem of a corn plant, provided with at least one axial blade having an axial cutting edge extending parallel to said rotation axis (X-X); characterised in that: said axial cutting edge of said at least one axial blade is continuous along said rotation axis (X-X), and the roll comprises at least one radial blade connected to said axial blade following a direction substantially perpendicular to said axial blade, the radial blade having a radial cutting edge that is substantially perpendicular to said axial cutting edge.