Patent ID: 7762014

Claim:
A removable attachment for mounting to a loader bucket having a bottom wall, side walls and an upright rear wall, the bucket being moved under power to engage and receive materials, the attachment comprising a removable debris guard, including a debris guard frame having spaced apart side legs having lower ends, and a top member joining the side legs, a cross member between the side legs spaced downwardly from the top member and above the lower ends, a mesh screen covering a space formed between the top member and the cross member and secured to the debris guard frame and the cross member, the cross member having a hook adapted to go over a top edge of an upright rear wall of the loader bucket to prevent forward movement of the debris guard frame relative to the upright rear wall, and having a portion which engages parts of the upright rear wall to prevent rearward movement relative to the upright rear wall, to retain the debris guard inclined forwardly from and extending upwardly from the upright rear wall, the side legs extending beyond the cross member in a direction away from the top member and the lower ends of the side legs having attachment brackets for removably attaching to a forward side of the upright rear wall.