| US 7,604,067 B1 | ||
| Roller system for cover crop termination | ||
| Ted Stanley Kornecki, Auburn, Ala. (US); and Randy L. Raper, Auburn, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 06, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/244,733. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/616935, filed on Oct. 07, 2004. | ||
| Int. Cl. A01B 49/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 172—175 [172/69] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A crop crimping device comprising:
a crop roller for rolling over targeted crops;
at least one cam mechanism attached to the crop roller so that the crop roller rotates the cam mechanism;
at least one cam follower engaging a perimeter of the cam mechanism; and,
a crimping arm assembly attached to the cam follower so that the crimping arm assembly is raised and descends as the cam follower
travels around a perimeter of the cam mechanism, the crimping arm thereby crimping the targeted crops.
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