Universal corn picking row unit

Abstract From the Canadian patent

This corn harvesting row unit, which can be assembled into a corn header capable of efficiently harvesting individual rows of corn regardless of the row width. This improvement or novel structure is configured to reduce the number of moving parts required for the efficient harvesting of corn and in addition reduces the power requirements. This novel corn unit will assemble as a corn head with any number of rows and wherein each row unit is capable of harvesting individually the planted row assigned to it. This novel corn row unit permits the efficient gathering of narrow row larger spacing corn populations, as well as wider rows and closer spacing populations. Efficient harvesting of narrow …