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US 2016/0106041 A1Published application
Apparatus and methods for gathering and wrapping bales
AssigneeForage Innovations B.V.
InventorKent THOMPSON
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for gathering bales that involve wrapping loaded bales prior to or during unloading of bales are disclosed. The wrapped module may be reloaded on the apparatus and transported for further use.
Claims28
An apparatus for gathering and wrapping bales resting on a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a first bed assembly for supporting and conveying bales;
- a loading assembly for lifting a bale from the surface and conveying the bale to the first bed assembly, the loading assembly being pivotal relative to the first bed assembly;
- a second bed assembly for conveying bales, the second bed assembly being pivotal relative to the first bed assembly;
- and
- a bale wrapping device mounted to the second bed assembly for wrapping bales.
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A method for gathering and wrapping bales resting on a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- loading bales from the surface onto an apparatus for gathering and wrapping bales, the bales forming a module of at least two bales on the apparatus;
- wrapping the module of bales;
- unloading a wrapped module of bales onto the surface at a storage site;
- reloading the module of bales onto the apparatus at the storage site;
- transferring the apparatus and the module of bales to a second site;
- and
- unloading the module of bales onto the surface at the second site.
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A method for gathering and wrapping bales resting on a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- loading a bale on an apparatus for gathering and wrapping bales;
- wrapping the bale;
- and
- unloading the bale onto the surface, wherein the loading, the wrapping and the unloading steps occur along a common lengthwise central axis.
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A method for wrapping a substantially continuous row of bales resting on a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- loading bales in the row from the surface onto an apparatus for wrapping bales;
- wrapping the loaded bales as the apparatus continues to load additional bales;
- and
- unloading the wrapped bales as the apparatus continues to load additional bales.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.