Mining appliance

In a traveling mining machine with an internal driving station for controlling the movement of the machine, an operating station located on a side of said machine, and a tool controlled by the operating station, the improvement which comprises:

• a cab including a substantially horizontal canopy formed with openings enabling an operator to observe an area above said canopy, a substantially vertical shield extending downwardly along one edge of said canopy, and a seat on said vertical shield;
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• means defining a vertical pivot axis for said cab at a corner of said canopy remote from said shield whereby said cab is integrally swingable from an internal position wherein said canopy forms the sole roof for said driving station to an external position wherein said shield covers and protects said operating station and extends downwardly behind an operator working said tool from said operating station.