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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
Bradley Metro Zazula, Burlington, CA;
Bradley Metro Zazula, Burlington, CA;
Meridian Manufacturing Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA;
Abstract
A cover assembly includes a roller member rotatably supported by a bracket assembly on one end of the intake hopper of an agricultural conveyor such that a sheet member rolled onto the roller member can be unrolled to span across the intake opening. The cover assembly also includes a support frame pivotally coupled to the intake hopper between a working position and a stored position. In the working position a portion of the frame is centrally located above the intake opening and protrudes upwardly beyond respective sides of the housing of the intake hopper to support the sheet member to slope downward from a central apex to prevent accumulation of precipitation thereon. In the stored position the support frame is shorter in height relative to the housing than in the working position and the sheet member is rolled onto the roller so as not to interfere with normal operation of the intake hopper.