US3186494A
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Rod weeder
Assignee: Deere and Co
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Filing: 1964-02-10
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1984-02-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William W Jackson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:41
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01B; A01B39/00; A01B39/12; A01B39/18; A01B39/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A ROD WEEDER CARRYING FRAME HAVING PIVOTED OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND A CENTRAL SECTION TO WHICH THE OUTRIGGER SECTIONS ARE PIVOTALLY SECURED, EACH OF THE OUTRIGGER SECTIONS HAVING GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FRAME MEANS, A PLURALITY OF DEPENDING MEANS CARRIED BY EACH OF THE SECTIONS, TWO WEEDER RODS, ONE OF SAID WEEDER RODS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE DEPENDING MEANS ON ONE OF THE OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND BY SELECTED DEPENDING MEANS ON THE CENTRAL SECTION WHEN THE OUTRIGGERS ARE DISPOSED IN THEIR WORKING POSITION, THE OTHER OF SAID WEEDER RODS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE DEPENDING MEANS ON THE OTHER OF SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND BY OTHER SELECTED DEPENDING MEANS ON THE CENTRAL SECTION WHEN THE OUTRIGGERS ARE DISPOSED IN THEIR WORKING POSITION, SAID WEEDER RODS BEING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FRAME MEANS, AND MEANS CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND ADAPTED TO DRIVE AND WEEDER RODS EHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR WORKING POSITION, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PLURALITY OF DEPENDING MEANS ON EACH OF SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS BEING VERTICALLY SHIFTABLE TO ACCOMMODATE VERTICAL SHIFTING OF INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID WEEDER RODS WHEN SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS PIVOT RELATIVE TO THE INTERMEDIATE SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A ROD WEEDER CARRYING FRAME HAVING PIVOTED OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND A CENTRAL SECTION TO WHICH THE OUTRIGGER SECTIONS ARE PIVOTALLY SECURED, EACH OF THE OUTRIGGER SECTIONS HAVING GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FRAME MEANS, A PLURALITY OF DEPENDING MEANS CARRIED BY EACH OF THE SECTIONS, TWO WEEDER RODS, ONE OF SAID WEEDER RODS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE DEPENDING MEANS ON ONE OF THE OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND BY SELECTED DEPENDING MEANS ON THE CENTRAL SECTION WHEN THE OUTRIGGERS ARE DISPOSED IN THEIR WORKING POSITION, THE OTHER OF SAID WEEDER RODS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE DEPENDING MEANS ON THE OTHER OF SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND BY OTHER SELECTED DEPENDING MEANS ON THE CENTRAL SECTION WHEN THE OUTRIGGERS ARE DISPOSED IN THEIR WORKING POSITION, SAID WEEDER RODS BEING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING FRAME MEANS, AND MEANS CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS AND ADAPTED TO DRIVE AND WEEDER RODS EHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR WORKING POSITION, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PLURALITY OF DEPENDING MEANS ON EACH OF SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS BEING VERTICALLY SHIFTABLE TO ACCOMMODATE VERTICAL SHIFTING OF INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID WEEDER RODS WHEN SAID OUTRIGGER SECTIONS PIVOT RELATIVE TO THE INTERMEDIATE SECTION.
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