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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1981
Filed:
May. 21, 1979
Robert R Einglett, Cataula, GA (US);
John M Conner, Columbus, GA (US);
William A Harmon, Columbus, GA (US);
James B Hawkins, Columbus, GA (US);
William C Pease, III, Columbus, GA (US);
Donald W Van Doorn, Columbus, GA (US);
Lummus Industries, Inc., Columbus, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved ginning system incorporating a roller gin and a feeder for the same. Means is provided for presenting the cotton to the roller gin substantially one lock at a time. Incorporated in the gin is means to move the ginning roller into and out of ginning relation to the ginning knife, and means is provided in the system to cause the ginning roller to move out of ginning relation to the knife whenever there is less than a predetermined amount of seed cotton in the feeder.