Patent ID: 7537259

Claim:
In combination: a piece of machinery having an undercarriage; and a drip guard comprising: at least one cable attached to a sheet of liquid impervious material and extending along the undercarriage of the piece of machinery; the sheet of liquid impervious material supported by the piece of machinery, the sheet of liquid impervious material having a retracted position and an extended position, in the retracted position the sheet of liquid impervious material being retracted toward a first end of the undercarriage, and in the extended position, the sheet of liquid impervious material being extended from the first end of the undercarriage toward a second end of the undercarriage and underlying a major portion of the undercarriage, the at least one cable facilitating deployment of the sheet of liquid impervious material from the retracted position to the extended position, and supporting the sheet of liquid impervious material in the extended position.