Push Over Arm Assembly and Retro-Fit Kit for Hay Bale Accumulators
OwnerGreg Nauseinventor
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a push over arm assembly and retro-fit kit for hay bale accumulators. In one embodiment, the push over arm kit includes a piston arm configured to be movably secured to a push over arm structure, such as that from a. Hoelscher™ bale accumulator. An inclined plane is secured to a baler end of the piston arm and extends in a direction away from the piston arm forming an acute angle (Θ). And, a bias element, e.g., a spring, is configured to cooperate with the piston arm to bias the piston arm along its length. The spring controlled piston arm prevents or minimizes the occasional halting of a hay baling operation caused by jamming of the leading hay bale as it collides with a baler end of the piston arm.
Claims20
A push over arm retro-fit kit for hay bale accumulators comprising:
- a piston arm configured to be movably secured to a push over arm structure of a hay bale accumulator, the piston arm including an inclined plane secured to a baler end of the piston arm, the inclined plane extending in a direction away from the piston arm and forming an acute angle (Θ);
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- a bias element that is configured to cooperate with the piston arm to bias the piston arm in a lengthwise direction,
- wherein the retro-fit kit prevents or minimizes halting of a hay baling operation when a leading hay bale collides with the inclined plane of the piston arm upon return of the piston arm from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal starting position.
A push over arm assembly of a hay bale accumulator comprising:
- a piston arm movably secured to framework of the hay bale accumulator, the piston arm including an inclined plane secured to a baler end of the piston arm, the inclined plane extending in a direction away from the piston arm and forming an acute angle (Θ);
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- a bias element that cooperates with the piston arm to bias the piston arm in a lengthwise direction,
- wherein the push over arm assembly prevents or minimizes halting of a hay baling operation when a leading hay bale collides with the inclined plane of the piston arm upon return of the piston arm from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal starting position.
A method for preventing or minimizing jamming of a leading hay bale as the hay bale exits a baler and moves onto a hay bale accumulator, the method comprising:
- biasing a baler end of a push over arm assembly of the hay bale accumulator for movement in a lengthwise direction, the baler end including an inclined plane extending in a direction away from the baler end and forming an acute angle (Θ), the inclined plane including an outer face that confronts the leading bale of hay exiting from the baler such that the baler end retracts in the lengthwise direction upon collision of the leading bale of hay with the baler end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.