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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Daniel E. Derscheid, Hedrick, IA (US);
Austin J. Jones, Ottumwa, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A round baler includes a housing, and a gate rotatably attached to the housing. A bale holder is attached to and moveable with the gate. The bale holder includes a retractable member that is moveable between an engaged position operable to grasp a bale and move the bale with the gate, and a disengaged position operable to release the bale. The retractable member is positioned to grasp an end face of the bale at a contact location. The contact location is disposed rearward of a vertical reference plane passing through a centerline of the bale when the bale is within an interior region of the round baler and the gate is in the closed position. The contact location may be disposed below a horizontal plane passing through the centerline of the bale when the bale is within the interior region and the gate is in the closed position.