Patent ID: 6702036
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
A shovel for being supported on an implement shank of an agricultural implement supported for movement along the ground in a forward working direction, the shovel comprising:a shank mount comprising an upright channel for receiving the implement shank therein; a shovel body supported on a lower end of the shank mount having a leading edge extending rearwardly and outwardly from opposing sides of a forward apex to respective rearward free ends; and a pair of end plates mounted on the shovel body adjacent the respective rearward free ends, the end plates being substantially parallel to the forward working direction and including a leading edge extending upwardly from the leading edge of the shovel body at a rearward incline which is substantially equal to a rearward and upward incline of the channel of the shank mount.