Apparatus for tying and binding bales of compressed materials
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsGerald L. Johnson, John Wiedel
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Abstract
A mechanism for tying a bale of compressible material comprises a housing, a gear rotatably mounted with respect to the housing, and a drive mechanism operable for rotating the gear. A twister pinion is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing and is coupled to the gear to rotate when the gear rotates. The twister pinion includes a slot formed therein for receiving overlapped wire sections and twisting the wire sections upon rotation of the pinion. The twister pinion includes a sloped surface formed therein proximate at least one end of said slot. The sloped surface engages the overlapped wire sections and directs the wire sections inwardly toward a center axis of the pinion when the pinion is rotated.
Claims6
A mechanism for tying a bale of compressible material comprising:
- a housing;
- a worm gear rotatably mounted with respect to the housing;
- a drive mechanism operable for rotating said worm gear, the drive mechanism comprising a motor coupled to the worm gear to rotate the gear;
- a twister pinion rotatably mounted with respect to the housing and coupled to the worm gear to rotate when the gear rotates, the twister pinion including a slot with opposing ends formed therein for receiving overlapped wire sections and twisting the wire sections upon rotation of said pinion;
- the twister pinion including a sloped surface formed therein proximate each end of said slot, the sloped surface having a spiral shape and configured for engaging the overlapped wire sections and, when the pinion is rotated, directing the wire sections inwardly toward a center axis of the pinion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.