Hay bale dryer
OwnerEmil Jacob Gulbranson, Chandler Blain Gulbransoninventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a hay bale dryer, comprising: a platform, the platform dimensioned to support the hay bale; a spike rack movably coupled to the platform, the spike rack having a plurality of spikes, each spike having a plurality of slots and each spike dimensioned to penetrate through the hay bale; a fan coupled to the spike rack and operative to blow air through the slots in the spikes, wherein the spike rack is raised to permit loading and unloading of the hay bale, and lowered to permit drying of the hay bale via the air blown through the spikes
Claims17
A hay bale dryer, comprising:
- a platform, the platform dimensioned to support the hay bale;
- a spike rack movably coupled to the platform, the spike rack having a plurality of spikes, each spike having a plurality of slots and each spike dimensioned to penetrate through the hay bale;
- and
- a fan coupled to the spike rack and operative to blow air through the slots in the spikes,
- wherein the spike rack is raised to permit loading and unloading of the hay bale, and lowered to permit drying of the hay bale via the air blown through the spikes.
A hay bale drying system, comprising:
- a plurality of hay bale dryers, each hay bale dryer comprising:
- a platform, the platform dimensioned to support a hay bale;
- and
- a spike rack movably coupled to the platform, the spike rack having a plurality of spikes, each spike having a plurality of slots and each spike dimensioned to penetrate through the hay bale;
- and
- a fan coupled to each of the hay bale dryers in line and operative to blow air through the slots in the spikes,
- wherein each spike rack is independently raised to permit loading and unloading of the hay bale, and lowered to permit drying of the hay bale via the air blown through the spikes.
A method of drying a hay bale located on a platform to a desired moisture level, comprising:
- lowering a spike rack movably coupled to the platform, the spike rack having a plurality of spikes, each spike having a plurality of slots and each spike dimensioned to penetrate through the hay bale;
- activating a fan coupled to the spike rack to blow air through the spikes;
- and
- raising the spike rack once the drying process is completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.