Patent ID: 8209947

Claim:
A tine assembly for connection to an elongate tine bar in a pick-up reel used on an agricultural baler: a base member configured to engage the tine bar, said base member having a first end portion and a second end portion separated by an intermediate portion configured to partially encircle the tine bar, said base member further having a plurality of inwardly extending retention tabs configured to engage retainer holes extending inwardly through an exterior surface of the tine bar such that movement along the length of the tine bar is substantially prevented; at least one tine finger, said at least one tine finger being formed from a first material; and a flexible member configured to connect said at least one tine finger to said base member, said flexible member being formed from a second material wherein the inwardly extending retention tabs are hooks located at the first end portion of the base member, the base member further comprising a protrusion at the second end portion of the base member configured for contact with an exterior diameter of the bar and the hook and further toward a center of the tine bar than the protrusion.