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desire, however, to be understood as confin- ing myself to the said specific construction and relative arrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the invention 5 various changes and modifications may be made such as fall within the scope of my in-, vention as defined in my appended claims. Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, 10 is:- 1. A protective runner for cotton pickers' sacks comprising a trough shaped body hav- ing; on its longitudinal edges lateral sack edge receiving and protecting portions of 15 loop form in cross-section and open at their inner sides, and fasteners carried by said
portions to secure the edge portions of a sack therein. 2. A protective runner for cotton pickers' sacks comprising, a trough shaped body hav- 20 ing on its longitudinal edges lateral sack receiving portions of loop form in section and open at their inner sides, and fasteners carried by said portions to secure the edge portions of a sack therein; the lower and up- 25 per walls of the said portions being aper- tured, and the fasteners being arranged to normally rest in said apertures, and being carried by spring strips connected .at one end to the upper walls of the portions. 30 In testimony whereof I affix my signature. CHARLES E.. SHIPP.