Patent ID: 8414061
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A cover for a grain hopper, comprising: a flexible sheet body having a center portion and a peripheral portion; wherein said center portion is adapted to extend over an opening of said grain hopper and wherein said peripheral portion is adapted to extend over an external side of a peripheral edge of an opening of said grain hopper; an elongated member retained along said peripheral portion of said sheet body and attached thereto, said elongated member adapted to adjust a diameter of said peripheral portion around an external side of a peripheral edge of an opening of said grain hopper; and a first bow member attached to said sheet body along an interior side of said center portion for forming an arcuate-shaped said sheet body, said first bow member being detached from said sheet body along an interior side of said peripheral portion so as to flex away from said peripheral portion of said sheet body, said first bow member adapted to connect to an internal side of a peripheral edge of an opening of said grain hopper; a second bow member attached to said sheet body along an interior side of said center portion for forming an arcuate-shaped said sheet body, said second bow member being detached from said sheet body along an interior side of said peripheral portion so as to flex away from said peripheral portion of said sheet body, said second bow member adapted to connect to an internal side of a peripheral edge of an opening of said grain hopper; a connecting member extending between said first bow member and said second bow member, wherein said connecting member extends perpendicular with respect to said first bow member and said second bow member.