Retaining guard for a coil tine of an agricultural equipment and coil tine assembly comprising same

A coil tine assembly comprising:

• an attachment member for securing the coil tine assembly to a rotating component of an agricultural equipment;
• a coil tine having a coil section extending over a length, an attachment section positioned at a proximal end of the coil section and a prong positioned at a distal end of the coil section, the attachment section of the coil tine being sized and shaped to receive the attachment member for securing the coil tine to the rotating component of the agricultural equipment;
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• a retaining guard comprising:
• an elongated main portion having a securing channel adapted to receive the attachment member to mount the retaining guard to the rotating component of the agricultural equipment, the elongated main portion extending axially through the coil section along a first axis and having a length at least spanning the length of the coil section when the retaining guard is mounted to the rotating component of the agricultural equipment to secure the coil tine thereto;
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• a retaining flap positioned at a first end of the elongated main portion adjacent to the prong of the coil tine and projecting towards the rotating component of the agricultural equipment when the retaining guard is mounted thereon, the retaining flap being angled relative to the first axis and being sized and shaped to define a barrier preventing the coil section of the coil tine to move past the retaining flap along the first axis, in the occurrence of a break of a section of the coil tine.