Patent ID: 6325460
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B60R,E21C,E21D,E21F

Abstract:
A machine used in connection with underground mining comprising:a frame;an operator station on said frame for supporting an operator during operation of said machine, said operator station having an exposed side; anda protective shield supportable by said frame so as to substantially cover said exposed side of said operator station to protect the operator during operation of said machine, said protective shield having an adjustable height and a set of elongated members defining a flexible curtain, each elongated member including a plurality of linked members, anda canopy supported by said frame and extending over said operator station, and wherein said plurality of linked members of each elongated member comprises alternating, perpendicular, interconnected chain links such that each elongated member comprises a chain, and wherein said canopy includes a top curtain bracket having therein a respective slotted opening for each chain, each slotted opening including a pair of perpendicular slots, such that said chain links of the associated chain are passable through the respective slotted opening.