Patent ID: 7857120
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A portable deflector shield for managing grain intake to a sweep auger to prevent grain for avalanching over the auger, in use suited for attachment to the containment plate and stiffening tube of a sweep auger, comprising: a longitudinally elongated panel having front and rear major faces, top and bottom edges, and side edges at longitudinally opposite ends; engagement means for, in use, engaging over the top edge of a containment plate of a sweep auger, said engagement means including stop means and catch means, wherein said stop means extends in leading position from said front face of said panel with longitudinal orientation and is spaced between said top and bottom edges of the panel, such that the stop means is suited for, in use, engagement against a top edge of a containment plate of a sweep auger such that said stop means supports an upper portion of the panel above the containment plate, thereby defining a reveal portion of the panel above the stop means; said catch means depends from the stop means and together with the stop means defines an open-bottom cavity between the catch means and panel; vertical position stabilizing means located in a trailing position relative to the rear face of the elongated panel, adapted in use to engage a stiffening tube of a sweep auger for establishing the elongated panel at a forward angle on the containment plate.