Newspaper baling device
OwnerGeorge D. Lasherinventor
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Abstract
A baling device for use in baling layered material such as folded newspapers and the like, characterized by a planar base having defined therein an upwardly opening cruciform slot for accommodating the passage of a twine-bearing needle beneath a stack of materials supported thereby; angularly configured support members removably disposed at each of the four corners of the base for laterally supporting each of the vertical sides of the stack; and a housing telescopically received by the supports including a hinge cover for accommodating access to the interior of the device.
Claims4
A baling device in kit form for use in baling layered material such as folded newspaper and the like comprising:
- A. a base having a planar surface for supporting thereon a stack of folded newspapers characterized by an upwardly opening slot of a cruciform configuration for accommodating passage of a length of binder twine beneath said stack in multiple directions;
- B. means for laterally supporting said stack including at least four upright members each having at least one surface for engaging a vertical surface of the stack;
- C. a cover telescopically receiving said upright members including at least four vertically oriented sides disposed in orthogonally related planes, means defining in said cover an opening having a vertically oriented axis, and a hinged lid for closing said opening;
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- D. a needle configured and dimensioned for use in drawing a length of binder twine through said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.