Baling press for cotton gin trash and other biomass feedstock and methods of using the same
OwnerRaymond Clyde Adams, Wesley Allen Morganinventors
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a baling press for baling cotton gin trash and other particulate biomass feedstock. The baling press generally comprises an infeed chute assembly, a compression ram assembly, an extrusion chamber assembly, a strapping storage and dispensing assembly, and a strapping insertion assembly. The present invention also relates to methods of producing a bale with the baling press and a bale generated by said baling press and described methods.
Claims3
A method of forming a bale of biomass feedstock or cotton gin trash bound with strapping material comprising the steps of:
- storing and dispensing said strapping material from a first side of a baling press;
- inserting said strapping material from the first side of a baling press in the form of a loop at a leading and trailing end of a bale;
- extending and cutting said strapping material loop from a second side of a baling press to a proper length generating two strapping ends for use to bind bales;
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- securing the strapping material ends together from leading end and trailing end cuts proximate a bale exit end of the baling press.
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of extending and cutting said strapping material loop further comprises pausing baling press operation once strapping material loop is visible to the user on the second side of the baling press;
- gripping the strapping material loop and pulling it a predetermined distance to proper length;
- placing the loop over an integral cutting blade;
- activating the baling press such that said bale advances within said baling press;
- and cutting said strapping through contact between said blade and strapping material as the bale advances within the baling press.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.