Apparatus for handling and unwinding round bales
OwnerSamuel P. Harperinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for handling and unwinding round bales of loose fibrous material such as hay, silage and the like comprises a wheeled frame and a turntable mounted for rotation on the frame, the turntable being adapted to receive and retain a round bale such that a bale placed on the turntable may be unwound in a substantially upright position. The turntable may be pivotable from a generally horizontal bale transporting position to a generally vertical bale loading position and in the transporting position, the turntable may be tilted with respect to the frame, generally towards the point at which hay is to be unwound from the bale and dispensed from the turntable. The apparatus is particularly suited for use in narrow passages between animal houses.
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Apparatus for handling and unwinding a round bale of loose fibrous material, comprising
- a wheeled frame,
- a turntable adapted to receive and retain a round bale thereon, mounted for rotation on the frame, such that a bale placed on the turntable may unwound with its axis in a substantially upright position, and
- means to contain a bale upon the turntable, extending from the frame around the periphery of the turntable, having at least one openable sidewall section adapted to permit loose fibrous material unwound from the bale to be dispensed there-through and directed to one side of the apparatus.
Apparatus for handling and unwinding a round bale of loose fibrous material, comprising
- a wheeled frame,
- a turntable adapted to receive and retain a round bale thereon, mounted for rotation on the frame such that a bale placed on the turntable may be unwound with its axis in a substantially upright position.
- a shield to contain a bale upon the turntable, extending from the frame around the periphery of the turntable, and opening to the front of the turntable,
- grasping means located adjacent to and in front of the turntable and movable towards the turntable adapted so as to pull unwound material from the bale to be dispensed, and
- dispensing means located adjacent to the grasping means so as to direct material to be dispensed to one side of the apparatus.
Apparatus for handling and unwinding a round bale of fibrous material, comprising
- a wheeled frame,
- a turntable adapted to receive a round bale thereon with its axis substantially normal thereto, mounted for rotation on the frame,
- bale-retaining means projecting from the turntable so as to retain a round bale thereon for handling and unwinding purposes,
- means to pivot the turntable with respect to the frame from a generally horizontal bale-transporting position to a generally vertical and rearward-facing bale-loading position, and
- shield means to confine bale litter on board the apparatus during bale-unwinding operations, comprising an upstanding structure fixed to the frame, extending around the periphery of the turntable, adapted so as to permit the turntable pivoting means to move the turntable from the said bale-transporting position to the said bale-loading position without fouling the rearwardly-facing portion of the shield means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.