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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 1980
Filed:
May. 16, 1978
Horst Harig, Harsewinkel, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method of binding round bales by a rope guiding arm in a bale press which has a chamber and presses the bales while rotating them, the method comprises the steps of advancing the rope guiding arm from a rest position into a starting position before termination of the pressing step, inserting an initial portion of the rope into the pressure chamber of the press during the advancing step for engagement by and anchoring in the bale, thereafter returning the rope guiding arm back to the rest position thereof over a period of time which is longer than the time required for performing the advancing step so that the rope is withdrawn from the arm by the rotating bale and becomes convoluted about the same, and severing the rope when or shortly before the rope guiding arm reaches the rest position. The arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes the rope guiding arm operative for guiding the rope to be wound about a bale and movable between a rest position and a starting position, elements for performing the advancing, inserting and returning steps, and a device for severing the rope.