Patent ID: 6901730
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. An extension for a forwardly to rearwardly extending end hood of a corn header defining a forwardly to rearwardly extending crop gathering channel, comprising: a support member including a mounting end mountable to the header adjacent to a rear end of the end hood rearwardly of an auger located adjacent to a rearward end of the crop gathering channel for pivotable movement about a generally upwardly to downwardly extending pivotal axis, and an elongate free end extending upwardly from the mounting end and having a terminal end portion located a spaced distance from the mounting end, the support member being pivotable about the pivotal axis between at least one position extending forwardly above the auger such that the free end is spaced above the end hood, and a second position oriented at about a 90 degree angle about the pivotal axis relative to the forwardly extending position so as to be located above and behind the auger, and a sheet mounted to the free end and extending downwardly therefrom along substantially the length thereof such that when the support member is in the forwardly extending position the sheet will be positioned generally in the space between the free end and the end hood so as to provide a barrier to the passage of corn between the support member and the end hood.