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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Virgil Dean Haverdink, Ankeny, IA (US);
Jesse Dru Haecker, Ankeny, IA (US);
Jason Daniel Wattonville, Maxwell, IA (US);
Virgil Dean Haverdink, Ankeny, IA (US);
Jesse Dru Haecker, Ankeny, IA (US);
Jason Daniel Wattonville, Maxwell, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
Wrapped cotton bales transported from a cotton harvest area to a receiver at the gin are moved intact to a position generally above a receiver upstream of the ginning equipment. As the bales are supported and conveyed, knife or similar cutting structure severs a portion of the wrap allowing egress of the cotton from the wrap into the receiver. Wrap removal structure prevents the wrap from entering the ginning equipment. In one embodiment of the invention, the wrap is conveyed to a wrap processor after the cotton falls into the receiver. The bale handler can include transversely adjustable cantilever supports to tension wrap for efficient cutting.