Patent ID: 6810650
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
An agricultural round baler comprising:a. a main frame supporting a baling chamber and having a windrow pickup for moving crop material from the ground into the baling chamber; b. a pair of windguard arms pivotally affixed to said main frame adjacent said windrow pickup; c. an elongate windguard pipe affixed to and extending between said windguard arms above and adjacent said windrow pickup, said windguard pipe having a plurality of aperture pairs extending therethrough and regularly spaced along the length thereof between said windguard arms; d. a windguard tine having a generally flat-bottomed, in top plane view, U-shape configuration, where the legs of the configuration are parallel duplicate first and second tine portions interconnected by a support region, said first and second tine portions extending through one of said plurality of aperture pairs such that said tine portions are directed generally toward said main frame above said windrow pickup and said support region is in contact with said windguard pipe; and e. a manually removable clip extending generally between said first and second tine portions, said clip comprising an elongate flexible generally C-shaped body member partially enclosing said windguard pipe and having a catch therein to also partially enclose said support region, whereby sad clip compresses said support region into contact with said windguard pipe.