Patent ID: 6910323

Claim:
A combination for a harvester pickup reel, the pickup reel including a support, a shaft rotatably supported by the support, and an arm extending radially from the shaft and rotatable with the shaft, said combination comprising: a second shaft supported by the arm for rotation with the arm; a tine supportable on the second shaft for rotation with the second shaft; a fastener assembly including a first fastener member including a projection, and a second fastener member defining a recess, the projection being insertable into the recess in a first direction to engage the first fastener member and the second fastener member and to connect the tine to the second shaft, the projection being selectively prevented from disengaging the recess in a second direction opposite to the first direction; wherein the first fastener member is movable relative to the second fastener member in a release direction transverse to the first direction to disengage the first fastener member and the second fastener member; wherein the first fastener member includes first teeth, wherein the second fastener member includes second teeth engageable with the first teeth in the first direction to prevent disengagement of the first fastener member and the second fastener member in the second direction, and wherein the first teeth and second teeth are disengageable in the release direction; and wherein the tine is connected to the second shaft without separate fasteners.