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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmut Thumm, Heidenheim, DE;
Assignee:
J. M. Voith GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29564003 ; 29 3 / ; 29 3 / ; 29426004 ; 83909 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for removing binding wire from a bale. The bale containing a plurality of peripheral baling wires is supported on a conveyor and a cutting knife moves vertically along the bale to cut the wires. A pair of gripping knives are located on the opposite side of the bale from the cutting knife and the gripping knives more respectively from the upper and lower ends of the bale toward the vertical midpoint of the bale to gather the cut wires together. The gathered cut wires are engaged by a rotatable winding mechanism which acts to wind the cut wires and remove the wound wires to a discharge site.