(under the class definition) Apparatus including a device disposed entirely above the earth's surface for the disclosed purpose of engaging material lying upon or extending through the earth's surface to lift, depress or shift said material into or away from the path of the apparatus for recovering buried objects prior to the unearthing of said objects.
(1) Note. These devices may constitute above ground guards or fenders which (1) deflect standing plant parts away from parts of said device which might tangle therewith or (2) engage loose trash lying in the path of said apparatus to shift it out of said path.
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40, 50+, 63+, for similar deflector-like members.
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56, Harvesters,
121.42, for preliminary foliage-arranging means on a crop topper.
