Bagging machine having a collapsible tunnel

A bagging machine for placing material into a bag having a closed end and an open mouth, the bagging machine comprising:

• a first tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall and having a lower end;
• a second tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall and having a lower end;
• and a horizontally extending coupling mechanism secured to and extending between the lower ends of said side walls of said first and second tunnel members;
• said inner ends of said top walls of said first and second tunnel members being movably coupled to permit said side walls of said first and second tunnel members to be selectively moved towards one another and U be selectively moved away from each other.

A bagging machine for placing material into a bag having a closed end and an open mouth, the bagging machine comprising:

• a first tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
• a second tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
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• a horizontally extending coupling mechanism secured to and extending between said first and second tunnel members, wherein said coupling mechanism comprises a rigid telescopic means;
• said inner ends of said top walls of said first and second tunnel members being movably coupled to permit said side walls of said first and second tunnel members to be selectively moved towards one another and to be selectively moved away from each other.

A bagging machine for placing material into a bag having a closed end and an open mouth, the bagging machine comprising:

• a first tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
• a second tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
• said inner ends at said top walls of said first and second tunnel members being movably coupled to permit said side walls of said first and second tunnel members to be selectively moved towards one another and to be selectively moved away from each other, wherein first and second face plates are secured to the forward ends of said first and second tunnel members, respectively;
• each of said face plates dwelling in a plane which is generally transverse to said top wall and said side wall thereof.

A bagging machine for placing material into a bag having a closed end and an open mouth, the bagging machine comprising:

• a first tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
• a second tunnel member movably coupled to the bagging machine having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end and having an inner end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
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• a horizontally extending coupling mechanism secured to and extending between said first and second tunnel members;
• said inner ends of said top walls of said first and second tunnel members being movably coupled to permit said side walls of said first and second tunnel members to be selectively moved towards one another to a collapsed position and to be selectively moved away from each other to an operative bagging position, wherein said coupling mechanism causes said inner ends of said top walls of said first and second tunnel members to move upwardly as said tunnel members are moved to their collapsed position and to move downwardly as said tunnel members are moved to their operative position.

A bagging machine for placing material into a bag having a closed end and an open mouth, comprising:

• a wheeled frame having a forward end and a rearward end;
• first means associated with said frame for receiving the material to be bagged;
• a tunnel, having forward and rearward ends, at the rearward end of said wheeled frame for directing the material into the bag;
• second means associated with said frame which receives the material from said first means and which transports the material into said tunnel;
• said tunnel comprising first and second tunnel members;
• said first tunnel member having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
• said top wall of said first tunnel member having an inner end;
• said second tunnel member having a forward end, a rearward end, a top wall extending between said forward and rearward end, and a side wall extending downwardly from said top wall;
• said top wall of said second tunnel member having an inner end;
• said inner ends of said top walls of said first and second tunnel members being movably secured together to permit said side walls of said first and second tunnel members to be selectively moved towards one another to a collapsed position and to be selectively moved away from each other to an operative bagging position.