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US 10,479,540 B2Granted
Adjustable bagging tunnel
AssigneeSRC Innovations, LLC
InventorSteven R. Cullen
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Abstract
An adjustable tunnel for a bagging machine that enables a variety of bag sizes to be fitted to the tunnel is disclosed. The adjustable tunnel has a height adjustable overhead panel, an adjustable width base, a first and second side panel, a first and as second intermediate panel, and a surface tensioning assembly.
Claims17
An adjustable tunnel of a mobile bagging machine, the tunnel comprising:
- an expandable base having first and second ends, the expandable base having collapsed and expanded configurations, wherein a distance between the first end and the second end is less in the collapsed configuration than in the expanded configuration;
- a central arch panel disposed above the expandable base, wherein the central arch panel is vertically and continuously movable between first and second positions;
- a first side panel having a first side panel base coupled to the expandable base at the first end;
- a second side panel having a second side panel base coupled to the expandable base at the second end;
- a first intermediate panel disposed between the central arch panel and the first side panel;
- a second intermediate panel disposed between the central arch panel and the second panel;
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- a surface tensioning assembly disposed about the first and second side panels, the first and second intermediate panel, and the central arch panel,
- an end panel assembly comprising a lower end panel coupled to a bulkhead and an upper end panel connected to the central arch panel, wherein the lower end panel and the upper end panel are vertically movable relative to one another, wherein a height of the central arch panel varies between the first and second configurations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.