Appeal No. 2004-0864
Application No. 09/850,924
beside said implement and wherein a majority of a first
fore-and-aft dimension of said windrow grouper
arrangement is located behind a vertical, transverse
plane located at a rear end of said mowing implement,
and a raised non-working position wherein crop passes
beneath said windrow grouper-arrangement to form a
windrow, the improvement comprising: said windrow
grouper arrangement including a frame and pivot
arrangement establishing said non-working position at a
location wherein said windrow grouper arrangement has a
rear end located approximately at said vertical
transverse plane at said rear end of said mowing
implement.
8. In a combination of a windrower and a windrow
grouper wherein said windrower includes an inverted "U"
shaped main frame having ground wheels mounted to
opposite depending legs thereof, and a housing guiding
mowed crop material between said legs and said ground
wheels for depositing crop to form a windrow, said
grouper including a fore-and-aft extending mounting
frame having its forward end mounted to said main frame
for vertical movement between a lowered working
position and a raised transport position, and having
its rear end coupled to a conveying arrangement
disposed for intercepting crop exiting said housing
when said mounting frame is in said working position
and conveying said crop sideways to form a windrow
alongside said windrower, the improvement comprising:
said mounting frame and conveying arrangement being
constructed and arranged relative to each other and
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