Method and apparatus for securing baled items
AssigneeTama Plastic Industry
InventorsNissim Mass, Tsafrir Lior, Matan Inbar
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus for securing a wrapping material around an item, such as a baled agricultural item, the apparatus including a main plate and at least one projection, the projection including a heating element and a height adjustment mechanism, wherein the height adjustment mechanism controls a force applied to the wrapping material by the projection and provides a force for moving the projection.
Claims20
An apparatus for securing a wrapping material around an item, the apparatus comprising a main plate and at least one projection, the projection including a heating element and a height adjustment mechanism, wherein the height adjustment mechanism controls a force applied to the wrapping material by the projection and provides a force for moving the projection.
A method of securing a wrapping material around a baled item, comprising:
- baling an item using a baling machine;
- wrapping the baled item with a wrapping material having a leading end and a following end, the following end having a tail portion, wherein the wrapping material wraps around the baled item with at least one complete revolution forming at least one underlying layer such that the tail portion of the wrapping material overlaps the underlying layer;
- contacting the tail portion with an apparatus, the apparatus comprising a main plate and at least one projection, the projection including a heating element;
- welding the tail portion to the underlying layer by transferring heat to the tail portion from the heating element of the projection to form a welded wrapped baled item;
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- removing the welded wrapped baled item from the baling machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.