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US 5,257,885 AGranted
Round bale windrower
OwnerGlen Reilinventor
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Abstract
In general, round bale carriers are somewhat bulky and expensive devices suitable for use only on larger farms. A relatively simple carrier for attachment to a baler includes a rectangular, rear wheel carried main frame for articulated connection to a baler using a small auxiliary frame, the main frame sloping rearwardly in use to a pair of pivotable V-shaped arms which normally maintain the bale on the main frame. When the carrier reaches a desired location, e.g. a windrow, the arms are rotated by actuating a hydraulic cylinder to dump the bale.
Claims10
A round bale carrier, comprising:
- a) an elongated frame having front and rear ends and a top;
- b) a coupler for pivotally connecting said front end of said frame to a trailing end of a baler such that said front end of said frame is higher than said rear end whereby round bales received by said frame from the bailer move toward said rear end;
- c) a plurality of pivotable generally V-shaped arms having vertices, said vertices providing a pivot point at said rear end of said frame, each of said arms having front and rear members;
- d) said front members being flush with said top of said frame and said rear members being inclined upwardly from said vertices into the path of travel of the received bale when said arms are in a receiving position;
- e) said front members being inclined upwardly from said vertices and said rear members being inclined downwardly and rearwardly from said vertices when said arms are in an unloading position;
- f) an actuator operably associated with said frame and said arms for moving said arms between said receiving and unloading positions;
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- g) wheels secured to said rear end of said frame for supporting said frame on the ground.
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A round bale carrier, comprising:
- a) an elongated frame having front and rear ends;
- b) a coupler for pivotally connecting said front end of said elongated frame to a trailing end of a baler such that said front end of said elongated frame is higher than said rear end whereby round bales received by said elongated frame from the bailer move toward said rear end;
- c) a plurality of pivotable arms disposed at said rear end of said elongated frame, said arms having a receiving position adapted to receive the round bales from the baler and an unloading position adapted to permit the round bales to be unloaded from said elongated frame;
- d) said coupler including an auxiliary frame pivotally connected to said front end of said elongated frame along a longitudinal axis of said elongated frame;
- e) said auxiliary frame including articulating sides;
- f) an actuator operably associated with said elongated frame and said arms for moving said arms between said receiving and unloading positions;
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- g) wheels secured to said rear end of said elongated frame for supporting said elongated frame on the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.