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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Inventor:
Lucas B. Graham, New Sharon, IA (US);
Assignee:
Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 29/00 (2006.01); A01D 87/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 29/005 (2013.01); A01F 29/00 (2013.01); A01D 2087/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bale processor () of a type that efficiently processes both round and square bales. A bale processor chamber () has at least one moveable wall () adjustable between a mostly vertical position suitable to process round bales and at least one less vertical position suitable to process square bales. A floor conveyor () is provided at the bottom of the bale processor chamber () and is oriented at an angle of eight to sixteen degrees from horizontal to move a bale and bale parts toward a rotor () which tears the bale into smaller pieces and throws the smaller pieces out of the bale processor ().