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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Justin C Freehill, Fenton, IL (US);
Douglas G Temple, Fulton, IL (US);
Bruce A Coers, Hillsdale, IL (US);
Shane Marty Anderson, Syracuse, UT (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A conveyor assembly () includes a first frame () supporting a first conveyor () for feeding material in a first conveying direction. The conveyor assembly () also includes a second frame () supporting a second conveyor () for feeding material in a second conveying direction parallel to the first conveying direction. The second frame () is movable with respect to the first frame () along the second conveying direction between a retracted position and an extended position. A side shield () is connected to a side of the second frame () and shields the second conveyor () laterally. An elongate, flexible seal () is mounted to the side shield (), the flexible seal () bridging a gap between the side shield () and the second frame ().