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Class Information
Number: 56
Name: Harvesters >
Description: This class includes means for severing crops which grow above the surface of the ground, without disturbing the soil, and means for gathering the same from the field after they are severed. Subject matter relating to cutting crop material lying on the ground without disturbing the soil is also included.


Class Number Class Name No. of Patents
56/DIG.8

Air gathering

49
56/321

Anti-side-draft devices

1
56/DIG.19

Beaters and wipers

7
56/DIG.13

Bermuda grass cutters

1
56/DIG.20

Blades, reels and guards

92
56/DIG.12

Brush

22
56/473.5

Carriers

16
56/DIG.6

Clutches and gearing

45
56/365

Combined rakes and tedders

33
56/368

Draft dumping rake

1
56/367

Revolving rake

39
56/366

Side-delivery rake

40
56/369

Transverse tedder crank shaft

1
56/432

Compressing and binding

23
56/458

Band-tucker type

1
56/459

Straw band

0
56/462

Band formers

0
56/460

Band forming

0
56/461

Rotating bundle

0
56/464

Cord band and clip

0
56/465

Flat metal clip

1
56/433

Cord knotter type

2
56/434

Adjustable position

4
56/435

Knotting

2
56/447

Auxiliary manual trip

0
56/449

Ejectors and discharge gates

4
56/445

Knotting

1
56/448

Needle cleaners and guards

1
56/446

Packers

3
56/443

Packing

3
56/444

Knotting

1
56/436

Pressure tripped

0
56/442

Knotting

0
56/440

Packing

1
56/441

Knotting

0
56/437

Upstanding compressor control

1
56/438

Packing

0
56/439

Knotting

0
56/450

Tension and take-up devices

1
56/463

Prepared band

0
56/451

Wire twister type

1
56/452

Single wire

0
56/453

Curved binder arm

0
56/455

Forked end

0
56/454

Laterally mounted

0
56/456

Twister on binder arm

0
56/457

Twisters

0
56/DIG.15

Condition responsive

230
56/2

Convertible

67
56/5

Cutter and detachable catcher

2
56/3

Cutter and detachable conveyer

1
 

Rake

 
56/4

Vertical axis

0
56/51

Cornstalk type

27
56/53

Cutters

16
56/54

Broom corn

1
56/55

Reel gatherer

0
56/102

Cutting members

18
56/101

Fixed cutter

1
56/67

Self-binders

0
56/68

Upright binder

0
56/69

Endless-chain gatherer

1
56/70

Binder position adjustable

2
56/56

Toppers with catchers

4
56/59

Endless-chain gatherer

3
56/57

Reel gatherer

1
56/58

Horizontal axis

1
56/60

With choppers

40
56/61

With catchers

2
56/71

With dischargers

6
56/72

Crane type

1
56/73

With gatherers

1
56/75

Endless chain

4
56/74

Reel

0
56/76

Endless apron

0
56/78

Endless-chain gatherer

2
56/77

Reel gatherer

0
56/93

Endless-chain gatherer

6
56/79

Horizontally moving and tilting

1
56/80

With gatherers

3
56/82

Endless chain

4
56/81

Reel

1
56/92

Reel gatherer

1
56/90

Retracting support

1
56/91

Reel gatherer

0
56/83

Tilting

2
56/84

With gatherers

5
56/88

Endless chain

3
56/89

Fixed

1
56/86

Reel

0
56/87

Horizontal axis

0
56/85

Spiral

2
56/94

With gatherers

35
56/98

Endless chains

85
56/99

Fixed

3
56/100

Fixed cutter

0
56/96

Reel

1
56/97

Horizontal axis

2
56/95

Spiral

12
56/64

With pickers or huskers

15
56/66

Endless-chain gatherer

11
56/65

Reel gatherer

0
56/62

With strippers

13
56/63

With toppers

26
56/119

Gatherers or guides

151
56/103

Pickers or huskers

8
56/113

Fixed snapper

6
56/114

Comb

1
56/115

With knife

0
56/116

Moving comb

0
56/117

Moving knife

3
56/118

On endless chain

2
56/104

Roller

19
56/107

Auxiliary ear detacher

1
56/108

With endless-chain gatherers only

1
56/109

Movable gatherer

4
56/111

Endless chain only

11
56/112

Adjustable roller frame

1
56/110

Spiral

7
56/105

Plurality of rows

8
56/106

With endless-chain gatherers only

25
56/121

Sheaf carriers

0
56/120

Sheaf loaders

0
56/52

Stalk breakers

6
56/28

Cotton

123
56/29

Flail or whip

1
56/36

Pickers

11
56/49

Endless belt

4
56/37

Individually directed

2
56/38

Endless belt

1
56/39

Manually operated

0
56/40

Rotary or oscillating

13
56/48

Drum

2
56/41

Spindle

51
56/42

Belt carried

0
56/43

Cam-track guide

2
56/44

Rotary carrier

14
56/47

Cam-track guide

1
56/45

Flexible spindle

1
56/46

Reciprocating

0
56/50

Spindles

23
56/30

Pneumatic

45
56/31

Individually directed

2
56/32

Nozzles

7
56/33

Strippers

13
56/34

Comb

9
56/35

Moving

2
56/DIG.1

Crusher

133
56/DIG.17

Cutter details

85
56/121.4

Cutters with plant or crop contacting gauge (e.g., beet toppers)

10
56/121.46

Gauge and cutter relatively adjustable responsive to height and/or size of plant

6
56/121.41

Laterally self-aligning gauging and cutting means

4
56/121.43

Plural cuts at successive heights and/or slitting

8
56/121.44

With cut top disposal

6
56/121.45

Movable disposing members

1
56/121.42

With preliminary foliage arranging

6
56/194

Cutting and catching

16
56/202

Catchers

302
56/203

Discharging

24
56/206

Rearwardly dropping member

6
56/204

Revolving

3
56/205

Upwardly swinging rear gate

14
56/201

Manually propelled

1
56/198

Rotating cutting reel

5
56/199

Catchers

22
56/200

Discharging

6
56/195

Side cutter

1
56/197

Front

0
56/196

Rear

0
56/153

Cutting and conveying

12
56/191

Binder's platforms

0
56/154

Endless cutter

5
56/155

Oscillating cutter

2
56/158

Reciprocating-cutter type

14
56/181

Endless carrier

21
56/186

Central cutter, co-axial wheels

0
56/187

Tilting platform

0
56/188

Pivoted tongue

0
56/182

Deflected course

3
56/185

Elevated delivery

1
56/183

Intermittent

0
56/184

With discharging catcher

1
56/159

Folding platform

0
56/163

Hand-raking mechanism

0
56/180

Rake heads and arms

1
56/164

Self-raking mechanism

0
56/166

Dumping catcher

0
56/165

Gaveling tongs

1
56/178

Horizontal circuit

0
56/179

Belt carried

1
56/173

Reciprocating

0
56/174

Belt actuated

0
56/175

Reciprocating belt

0
56/167

Rotating

2
56/168

Reciprocating head

0
56/169

Vertical axis

1
56/170

Switch

0
56/171

Automatic control

0
56/172

Auxiliary manual control

0
56/176

Vertical circuit

0
56/177

Belt carried

0
56/160

With binder's platform

0
56/162

Belt-carried endless path

1
56/161

Self-raking mechanism

0
56/157

Rotary cutting disk

20
56/156

Rotary cutting reel

10
56/189

Swathing attachments

4
56/190

Windshields

8
56/193

Cutting and raking

6
56/192

Cutting and windrowing

143
56/131

Cutting, conveying and binding

5
56/141

Endwise delivery

0
56/142

Knotting

0
56/134

Folding platform

2
56/135

High outside binder

0
56/137

Binder position adjustable

0
56/138

Knotting

0
56/136

Folding binder frame

4
56/139

Knotting

0
56/152

Knotting

0
56/143

Low down

0
56/144

Curved path

0
56/145

Knotting

1
56/146

Inside delivery

2
56/147

Knotting

0
56/151

Knotting

1
56/148

Outside delivery

1
56/150

Knotting

0
56/149

Through bull wheel

0
56/133

Straw-band type

0
56/140

Upright binder

1
56/132

Wire-twister type

1
56/122

Cutting, conveying and threshing

8
56/123

Reciprocating cutter

4
56/124

Central swath, co-axial wheels

4
56/125

Longitudinally hinged cutter frame

1
56/229

Cutting

17
56/289

Cutter members

13
56/290

Endless

5
56/291

Horizontal orbit

19
56/292

With tension adjustment

4
56/293

Oscillating

7
56/296

Reciprocating

49
56/304

Antifriction devices

6
56/297

Double sickle

20
56/307

Guard fingers and bars

26
56/310

Fingers only

15
56/311

With ledger plate

5
56/308

Modified finger

8
56/309

With ledger plate

3
56/312

Supplemental lifting fingers

10
56/313

Socket for guard-finger point

6
56/305

Guiding clips

10
56/306

Shock absorbers

8
56/303

Shoes and knife heads

8
56/298

Sickles and guard fingers and bars

46
56/299

Sickles

9
56/300

Detachable sections

11
56/302

Auxiliary locking bar

1
56/301

Detachable from end of bar

2
56/295

Rotating cutting disk

439
56/294

Rotating cutting reel

84
56/244

Endless cutter

12
56/245

Side cut

0
56/239

Hand-operated cutter

28
56/240

Oscillating

1
56/241

Single pair of shears

6
56/242

Reciprocating

7
56/243

Hand crank

0
56/233

Hedge or plant-row trimmers

30
56/234

Plurality of cutters

16
56/236

All reciprocating

9
56/235

All rotary disk

43
56/237

Single cutter for top or side

18
56/320.1

Housing or guard

213
56/320.2

With discharge opening

220
56/246

Oscillating cutter

12
56/248

Side cut

0
56/247

Vertical cut

0
56/230

Railroad

3
56/232

Reciprocating cutter

0
56/231

Rotating cutting reel

0
56/257

Reciprocating central cutter

23
56/258

Co-axial wheels

0
56/262

Cam drive

0
56/263

With lever

2
56/259

Double sickle

6
56/260

Pitman drive

3
56/261

With lever

0
56/264

Reciprocating side cutter

4
56/288

Alignments

0
56/271

Front cut

1
56/272

Co-axial wheels

0
56/274

Automatic clutch shipper

0
56/287

Cutter-bar mountings only

1
56/275

Double sickle

2
56/276

Lifting and rocking cutter bar

1
56/282

Cutter-bar mountings only

1
56/281

Gag lever

0
56/277

With foot lever

0
56/280

Cutter-bar mountings only

0
56/278

Gag lever

0
56/279

Cutter-bar mountings only

0
56/283

Lifting cutter bar

0
56/284

Cutter-bar mountings only

0
56/286

Gag lever

0
56/285

With foot lever

2
56/273

Power-operated lift

0
56/267

Horizontally folding

1
56/268

Rear cut

1
56/269

Co-axial wheels

0
56/270

Cam or lever drive

0
56/266

Reversible

0
56/265

Through-wheel drive

1
56/249

Rotating cutting-reel type

137
56/251

Auxiliary cutter

10
56/253

Co-axial wheels central cut

3
56/254

Internal gear single pinion

0
56/252

Cutter in front of wheel tread

2
56/249.5

Interchangeable cutting assembly

14
56/250

Sharpening

14
56/255

Rotating-cutting-disk type

280
56/256

Vertical cut

65
56/238

Successive cuts at different heights

8
56/314

Track clearers and dividers

38
56/317

Driven

0
56/319

Foldable

5
56/320

Supplemental clearer

3
56/315

Supplemental vertical cutter

2
56/316

Reciprocating

2
56/318

With shoe-point socket

0
56/DIG.23

Dehydrating

8
56/DIG.9

Detachable implement

131
56/DIG.4

Friction drive

17
56/328.1

Fruit gatherer

277
56/331

Berry clippers

11
56/330

Berry strippers

195
56/329

Catchers

64
56/332

Pole supported

31
56/339

Fixed detaching member

13
56/340

Chute

6
56/333

Pivoted jaw

12
56/334

Chute

7
56/335

Pivoted knife

6
56/336

Chute

10
56/337

Sliding jaw

4
56/338

Sliding knife

7
56/340.1

Tree shaker

99
56/6

Gang

265
56/7

Rotating cutting reel

108
56/466

Grain adjusters

2
56/473

Longitudinally moving straightening finger

0
56/467

On deck

0
56/471

Feeders

0
56/468

Head or butt evener

0
56/470

Endless apron

0
56/469

Oscillating

0
56/472

Retarding arms

0
56/324

Grain cradles

0
56/324.5

Connections

0
56/322

Grain wheels and casters

6
56/DIG.3

Ground effect

25
56/400.01

Hand rakes

42
56/400.19

Adjustable, folding or take down

45
56/400.2

Biased pivoted head or tines

15
56/400.17

Broom type

65
56/400.18

Adjustable or expansible

22
56/400.04

Combined, convertible and attachments

68
56/400.08

With cleaner

12
56/400.1

With actuating linkage

8
56/400.09

With ground support

1
56/400.05

With cutter, scraper or spreader

18
56/400.07

Acting simultaneously with rake

17
56/400.06

Directed oppositely to rake

23
56/400.14

With ground support

21
56/400.15

Skid or runner type

10
56/400.11

With guard or material receiver

29
56/400.12

Grappling type

49
56/400.13

With ground support

4
56/400.02

Rotary or endless

14
56/400.03

Impaling type

5
56/400.21

Tines or teeth

59
56/400.16

With plural sets of tines

38
56/DIG.18

Handles

73
56/DIG.24

Harvester guards

45
56/DIG.14

Hitch

71
56/375

Horse rakes

21
56/395

Clearers

1
56/399

Fenders

0
56/400

Rake teeth and fastenings

65
56/378

Rear delivery

7
56/379

Revolving

6
56/383

Rake-tooth-engaging stop

0
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