Device and method for protecting baled hay from moisture
OwnerAlan W. Schaeferinventor
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Abstract
A device for protecting baled hay from moisture damage includes a cover that fits over the hay bale and fasteners that project into the bale and connect with the cover so as to secure the cover in place. Each fastener has projections which lie in a single plane and when the fastener is turned so that plane is crosswise to parallel stalks of hay in the bale, the fastener remains firmly in place and cannot be easily withdrawn. On the other hand, when the plane of the projections is parallel to the stalks of hay, the fastener is quite easily emplaced or removed.
Claims17
In combination with a bale of hay having adjacent stalks arranged generally parallel to each other, a device for protecting the hay of the bale from moisture, said device comprising:
- a cover located over the upwardly presented surface of the bale of hay and being formed from a water-impervious material;
- and elongated fasteners projected into the hay of the bale and connected with the cover such as to secure the cover in place on the bale.
A process for protecting a bale of hay having a cylindrical configuration with the axis of the cylindrical configuration being generally horizontal and stalk being wound circumferentially around that axis such that adjacent stalks are parallel, said process comprising:
- placing a water impervious cover over the upwardly presented surface area of the bale, and inserting elongated fasteners into the bale such that the fasteners are connected with the cover and hold the cover in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.