Patent ID: 7716905

Claim:
A sensing assembly for a header for harvesting a crop, the sensing assembly comprising: a forward point for mounting on a crop divider associated with the header; at least one movable arm for interacting with one or more plants standing in a field; a magnetic field sensor for detecting a position of a magnet in the at least one movable arm; and a mounting assembly for operably supporting the at least one movable arm and the forward point; where a rear portion of the forward point is spaced apart from a forward edge of the crop divider and the at least one movable arm is located above a bottom portion of the forward point when the mounting assembly is secured to the crop divider, the mounting assembly comprising a hollow member located between the rear portion of the forward point and the forward edge of the crop divider, the mounting assembly comprising a front section for supporting the forward point and for supporting the hollow member between the front section and the forward point, and the mounting assembly comprising a strip extending above and spaced apart from the front section, the strip and the front section arranged to clamp the upper front part of the crop divider between the strip and the front section.