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US 11,523,563 B2Granted
Bale wrap cutting and retaining apparatus
AssigneeTie Down, Inc.
InventorsRussell Smith, Travis Turner
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Abstract
Example aspects of a wrap cutting assembly for a bale wrap and a method for using a bale wrap cutting and retaining apparatus are disclosed. The wrap cutting assembly can comprise a saw housing defining a connection portion; a saw comprising a plurality of teeth configured to cut the bale wrap; and a linkage system movably coupling the saw to the saw housing and configured to move the saw along an arcuate path.
Claims15
A wrap cutting assembly for a bale wrap comprising:
- a saw housing defining a connection portion;
- a saw comprising a plurality of teeth configured to cut the bale wrap;
- and
- a linkage system comprising at least one pivot bar movably coupling the saw to the saw housing and configured to laterally translate the saw along an arcuate path;
- wherein the saw further comprises a saw plate, the plurality of teeth extending from an inner edge of the saw plate, wherein the linkage system is coupled to the saw plate, and wherein the saw plate and the plurality of teeth translate laterally along the arcuate path.
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A bale wrap cutting and retaining apparatus for use with a bale comprising:
- a frame;
- a first arm mounted to the frame;
- a second arm mounted to the frame, the first arm and second arm defining a bay therebetween configured to receive the bale;
- a wrap cutting assembly configured to cut a bale wrap of the bale, the wrap cutting assembly mounted to the first arm and comprising a saw configured to translate laterally along an arcuate path relative to the first arm;
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- a wrap retaining assembly mounted to the second arm and comprising a plurality of wrap retainers, the plurality of wrap retainers configured to retain a swept portion the bale wrap of the bale;
- wherein the saw is configured to translate laterally along an arcuate path relative to the first arm;
- wherein the wrap cutting assembly further comprises a saw housing fixedly mounted to the first arm and a linkage system comprising at least one pivot bar movably coupling the saw to the saw housing;
- wherein the saw comprises a saw plate and a plurality of teeth extending from an inner edge of the saw plate, wherein the linkage system is coupled to the saw plate, and
- wherein the saw plate and the plurality of teeth translate laterally along the arcuate path.
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A method for using a bale wrap cutting and retaining apparatus comprising:
- providing the bale wrap cutting and retaining apparatus, the bale wrap cutting and retaining apparatus comprising a wrap cutting assembly and a wrap retaining assembly, the wrap cutting assembly comprising a saw movably coupled to a saw housing and configured to move along an arcuate path;
- engaging a bale with the bale wrap cutting and retaining apparatus at a bale site;
- laterally translating the saw along the arcuate path to cut a bale wrap of the bale;
- and
- retaining the bale wrap on at least one wrap retainer the wrap retaining assembly;
- wherein the saw comprises a saw plate and a plurality of teeth extending from an inner edge of the saw plate, and wherein the saw plate and the plurality of teeth translate laterally along the arcuate path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.