Patent ID: 8591301

Claim:
Apparatus for harvesting corn cobs comprising: a combine harvester comprising: ground wheels for transportation of the combine harvester over ground for harvesting of the corn; a rear hitch; a chopper drive member; and a rear discharge for corn cobs separated from the corn; and a collecting apparatus for collecting corn cobs discharged from the rear discharge of the combine harvester, the collecting apparatus comprising: a cart having a hitch coupling for attachment to the rear hitch of the combine harvester to be towed on ground wheels of the cart behind the combine harvester; a conveying arrangement carried on the cart having an inlet end for collecting the corn cobs discharged from the rear discharge of the combine harvester; a separating arrangement carried on the cart for separating the collected cobs from residue to be discharged; and a tank carried on the cart for receiving the cobs from which the residue has been separated; wherein the conveying arrangement and the separating arrangement are driven by power obtained from the power output member of the combine harvester.