Patent ID: 7281365

Claim:
A crop gathering device, equipped to be moved over a field and to harvest a crop, comprising a frame having a floor and at least one conveyor belt assembly mounted on the frame to convey a harvested crop, the conveyor belt assembly comprises a first roller and a second roller around which a conveyor belt runs, the first and second rollers being fastened to each other by mounting elements, characterized by the fact that the conveyor belt assembly is mounted to be pivoted upward from the floor of the frame about a pivot axis, wherein the first roller is connected to a shaft for driving the conveyor belt assembly, and further wherein the mounting elements are supported on the shaft to pivot the conveyor belt assembly about the pivot axis, wherein the shaft defines a rotational axis, and the conveyor belt assembly can be pivoted around the rotational axis of the shaft, wherein the first roller is connected to a drive via a separable coupling, and wherein the coupling is a jaw coupling.