US 12,004,446 B2
Folding rear cross system
Jordan Egan, Pocatello, ID (US); and James Yearsly, Pocatello, ID (US)
Assigned to Spudnik Equipment Company LLC, Blackfoot, ID (US)
Filed by Jordan Egan, Pocatello, ID (US); and James Yearsly, Pocatello, ID (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/999,478.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053690 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A01D 33/00 (2006.01); A01B 73/04 (2006.01); A01D 17/10 (2006.01); A01D 57/20 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 33/00 (2013.01) [A01B 73/044 (2013.01); A01D 17/101 (2013.01); A01D 57/20 (2013.01); A01D 2017/103 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A root crop harvester, comprising:
a foldable frame, having wheels, configured to be moved upon ground in a harvesting direction;
a foldable crop extracting mechanism, having a discharge, attached to the frame; and
a foldable rear cross conveyor mechanism, oriented generally transverse to the harvesting direction, positioned to receive harvested crops from the discharge and transport and discharge the harvested crops laterally, the foldable rear cross further comprising:
first and second foldable frame sections, having inboard ends that are adjacent to each other when in an operational position;
first and second reversible endless belt devices, disposed upon the first and second frame sections, respectively, each having an inboard end and an outboard end and disposed end-to-end near the discharge, the inboard ends being vertically moveable and disposed at the inboard ends of the respective frame sections in an overlapping relationship when the frame sections are in the operational position; and
a lifting device, configured to selectively lift and fold the frame, the crop extracting mechanism and the frame sections from the operational position to a raised position, wherein the inboard ends of the belt devices are removed from the overlapping relationship to a position in which the overlapping relationship can be reversed.