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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Phillip G. Spaniol, Streator, IL (US);
Stephen J. Spaniol, Manville, IL (US);
Kevin D. Kaschke, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Phillip G. Spaniol, Streator, IL (US);
Stephen J. Spaniol, Manville, IL (US);
Kevin D. Kaschke, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An agricultural bale accumulator () includes a load bed () and a load bed extension module (). The load bed extension module () includes an extension table () pivotally connected to a side () of a load bed () by a hinge mechanism (). The hinge mechanism () permits the load bed extension module () to move relative to the load bed () between a stowed position, perpendicular to the load bed (), and an unstowed position, co-planar with a load bed () and adjacent to the side () of the load bed (). The agricultural bale accumulator () has a first lateral width dimension () when the first extension table () is in the stowed position to provide a first bale accumulating capacity and a first bale discharging capacity. The agricultural bale accumulator () has a second lateral width dimension (), greater than the first lateral width dimension (), when the first extension table () is in the unstowed position to provide a second bale accumulating capacity and a second bale discharging capacity, greater than the first bale accumulating capacity and the second bale discharging capacity, respectively. Optionally, an extension table support system () may also be used to provide additional support for the extension table ().