Patent ID: 7673716

Claim:
An enclosure assembly for a drive unit of an agricultural applicator, the agricultural applicator having a frame assembly supporting the drive unit on a plurality of wheel assemblies in a forward direction of travel, the drive unit including an exhaust outlet extending upward from the drive unit, the enclosure assembly comprising: a housing having a forward fixed portion, a rearward fixed portion, an uppermost fixed portion and a pair of fixed sidewalls extending generally upwardly in a vertical direction to the uppermost fixed portion; said uppermost fixed portion of said housing includes a first cutout position configured to receive said exhaust outlet; a hinged panel pivotal about an axis defined by a hinge assembly between an open and a closed position with respect to the housing, the axis generally aligned in a fore and aft direction; and an arm pivotally coupled at the hinged panel and movable between a stored position and an extended position, the arm in the stored position is retained in a slot at the hinged panel and the arm in the extended positioned in general vertical alignment engaged at the housing so as to hold the hinged panel in the open position.