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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ferdinand Leifeld, Kempen, DE;
Josef Temburg, Juchen, DE;
Assignee:
Trutzschler GmbH & Co. KG, Mochengladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147982 ; 1983451 ; 414786 ; 4147985 ; 4147989 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for placing fiber bales end-to-end in a series includes a bale emplacement for supporting thereon the bales forming the series; a bale depositing device for setting a fiber bale at an inclination on the bale emplacement to build the series; and a bale holding device situated at a location along the bale emplacement. The bale holding device has a bale engaging member movable into engagement with a vertical lateral face of a bale situated at the location for stabilizing the bale; and a power device for moving the bale engaging member into or out of engagement with the bale situated at the location.