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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Brian D. Olander, Hesston, KS (US);
Robert J. Waggoner, Hesston, KS (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Olander, Hesston, KS (US);
Robert J. Waggoner, Hesston, KS (US);
Assignee:
ACCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 39/00 (2006.01); B65B 57/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bale shape monitor for assisting an operator of a round baler. The bale shape monitor has an indicator with variable sensitivity. The indicator is less sensitive for small bales and more sensitive for larger bales so that the indicator de-emphasizes bale shape problems at the beginning of bale formation and emphasizes bale shape problems when the bale is almost fully formed. The indicator also changes colors according to the degree the bale is misshapen and provides textual driving instructions.