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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard J Ratzlaff, Hesston, KS (US);
Ferol S Fell, Newton, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hay & Forage Industries, Hesston, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56341 ; 100 88 ;
Abstract
A round baler with an open, non-compressive infeed region into its baling chamber has the bale core starter roller entrained by one end of a series of side-by-side conveyor belts so that the flat surfaces of the belts discourage loose crop materials from wrapping around the starter roller, without inhibiting the effectiveness of the starter roller as a means for imparting rotary driving force to the core during the early stages of bale formation.