(under subclass 31) Apparatus in which the sharpened cutting instrument disposed in the path of recovered plants is shiftable by contacting the plant by a sensing device operatively secured to the instrument in order to sever the plant portions at a desired location.
(1) Note. The gage may move the cutter in a manner to remove a plant top at a constant location regardless of the position of the plant, or the location of the cut may be varied in accordance with the size or shape of the plant.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
56, Harvesters,
121.4+, for topping cutter and gauge subcombinations.
