Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-crop weed clipping implement
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Application No.: US16079126Application Date: 2016-02-26
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Publication No.: US11039562B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Joseph Bourgault
- Applicant: F. P. Bourgault Tillage Tools Ltd.
- Applicant Address: CA St. Brieux
- Assignee: F. P. Bourgault Tillage Tools Ltd.
- Current Assignee: F. P. Bourgault Tillage Tools Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: CA St. Brieux
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Agent Nicole M. Tepe
- International Application: PCT/CA2016/000052 WO 20160226
- International Announcement: WO2017/143424 WO 20170831
- Main IPC: A01B39/18
- IPC: A01B39/18 ; A01B73/04 ; A01D34/66 ; A01D75/30 ; A01B63/22 ; A01B39/08 ; A01D34/82 ; A01D34/76 ; A01D34/74 ; A01D75/00

Abstract:
An implement for clipping weeds in a field, where the weeds are standing taller than the crop. The implement comprises a plurality of rotatable blades on a frame, with variable height adjustment means to elevate the frame and position the blades above the crop but at a level sufficient to clip the upper portions of the weeds, The blades are powered by PTO-driven shaft segments, the segments connected by U-joints, wherein the implement further comprises alignment means for aligning the U-joints so that the frame can be folded for transport without damaging the shafts or U-joints.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190059196A1 IN-CROP WEED CLIPPING IMPLEMENT Public/Granted day:2019-02-28
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