Twine wrapper for round bale forming machine
AssigneeSperry Corporation
InventorAntoon S. P. Cools
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Abstract
There is provided a crop material roll forming machine having a frame, means on the frame defining a roll forming region, a dispensing mechanism mounted on the frame and movable from a rest position across the roll forming region to dispense material for wrapping a bale in use formed in the machine, tensioning means associated with the dispensing mechanism and operable to tension the wrapping material as it is being applied to a crop roll, and means engageable with the tensioning means to render the latter inoperative at a predetermined point in the dispensing movement of the dispensing mechanism.
Claims8
A roll forming machine comprising
- (a) a mobile frame,
- (b) a roll forming region defined within the frame,
- (c) dispensing means mounted to the frame and movable across the roll forming region to dispense wrapping material about a completed roll being formed in the machine, said dispensing means comprising an elongate wrapping material directing arm with an inlet and an opposed outlet for the wrapping material, the improvement comprising
- (d) tensioning means mounted on the wrapping material directing arm intermediate its inlet and outlet ends and operable to tension the wrapping material as it is being applied to a roll, and
- (e) means engageable with the tensioning means to render the latter inoperative at a predetermined point in the dispensing movement of the wrapping material directing arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.