Agricultural implement

Claim 1

A raking implement adapted to be mounted on and moved by a vehicle to rake brush and cuttings, and the like, away from the trunk of a tree or plant and into a windrow comprising: a frame; means for mounting the frame on the vehicle whereby the frame is suspended above the ground; a raking assembly including an annular rotatable support including a peripheral flange; said support journaled on the frame with the journal axis generally vertical and said support disposed generally horizontally; a plurality of brackets extending radially outward from the flange; each bracket having two converging sides and an outer end wall bridging said sides; a tine pivot pin extending between said flange and said outer end wall; a pair of resilient raking tines in spaced radial alignment one from the other, carried by each of said pivot pins; said pairs of tines are arranged in a pattern which disposes them successively laterally outward away from the vehicle; cam means including a semicircular cam bar mounted on said frame and overlying a plurality of tines, and cam followers secured to said tine pivot pins adapted to engage said cam bar and ride thereunder during rotation of said annular support to maintain said pairs of tines in vertical raking position to a point generally diametrically opposite the cam followers'' initial engagement with said cam bar; trip bar assembly means mounted on said frame in the path of said tines and ahead of said cam means to sequentially elevate said pairs of tines to assure discharge of said raked material; and power means to rotatably drive the annular support.