(under subclass 59) Subject matter in which a plurality of pivotable members are mounted on a rotor or cylinder to accomplish threshing.
(1) Note. Separation is accomplished by rotor movement augmented by free-swinging rods or sticks attached to it and which in effect beats the crop as the rotor is rotated. The crop is beaten between the concave and the axis of the flail rotor.
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56, Harvesters,
29, which includes flail or whip which beats the cotton from the plant.