Anti-wrap guard
US6726368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G39/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An anti-wrap guard system for shielding an exposed bearing assembly of an agricultural apparatus from any material borne by a rotatable shaft that in the course of operating the apparatus may naturally come in contact with the exposed bearing including a guard being disposable between a working section of the rotatable shaft and the bearing assembly supporting the shaft, the guard substantially blocking the material from the bearing. A windrow merger and a method of guarding are further included.
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