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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A. Kost, Willoughby, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Louis Berkman Company, Steubenville, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/28 ;
Abstract
A shield for a vehicle mounted spreader device having a hopper and a rotating spreader element beneath the hopper to broadcast particulate material flowing from the hopper onto the spreader element comprises a top wall having an opening for material flowing from the hopper and a side wall extending downwardly from the top wall and circumferentially thereabout between opposite ends spaced apart to provide a discharge opening, and the side wall is arcuate between the opposite ends thereof and eccentric with respect to the opening in the top wall.