Patent ID: 7574851

Claim:
A deflector for selectively directing the motion of a crop discharged from a windrow merger apparatus used on an agricultural windrower, the deflector comprising: a first portion having a first planar surface and having a pivot mount for pivotal connection to the merger apparatus and an elongate first interface edge; a second portion having a second planar surface and having an elongate second interface edge disposed generally adjacent to said first interface edge; and a plurality of elongate springs connecting said first portion to said second portion, each spring affixed at one end to said first portion and at an opposing end to said second portion thereby enabling said second portion to move in relation to said first portion by extension of said plurality of springs; and the springs configured such that in a first orientation the first planar surface and second planar surface are generally coplanar and a flexible member connected to one of the portions extends substantially across the length of a gap between the first and second portions.