Patent ID: 9253945
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A01D

Claim Text:
1. A feeder assembly for an agricultural harvester, comprising: a frame; a first shaft connected to the frame including a sprocket; a second shaft opposite the first shaft; a chain extending around the first shaft and the second shaft establishing an upper run and a lower run, and engaging the sprocket defining a connection therebetween; a self-adjusting object deflector assembly that self-adjusts and is attached to a support member of the frame and positioned between the first shaft and the second shaft, in front of the first shaft, and adjacent to the first shaft and the connection, wherein the self-adjusting object deflector assembly comprises a deflector positioned entirely above a section of a lower run of the chain and a biasing member, and the biasing member connected to the deflector to bias a skid thereof against the lower run of the chain to prevent agricultural material from entering an interface between the chain and the first shaft, wherein at least a portion of the skid extends under at least a portion of the sprocket.