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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091326 | Combined baler/bale wrapper A combined baler/bale wrapper (1) comprises a chassis (5) on which a baler (10) and a bale wrapper (11) are mounted. The baler (10) comprises a stationary segment (18), a lower segment (19) and an upper segment (20... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7836670 | Perforated film wrapping machine The invention is directed to means for providing a film having perforating lines wherein the perforation lines establish a length of film needed to wrap said article, means for sensing where the perforation line is located or where to make the perforation and means ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7712291 | Film wrapping machine simultaneously utilizing two film carriage assemblies A film wrapping machine comprises a pair of diametrically opposed film roll mounting and dispensing carriage assemblies, mounted upon a rotary ring member, for simultaneously dispensing wrapping film. A vertically movable frame member, upon which the rotary ring mem... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7401449 | Apparatus and method for dispensing stretch wrap An apparatus for covering goods, and goods stacked on a pallet with plastic wrap supplied in a roll comprises: a) a roll head adapted to rotatably carry the roll of plastic wrap, the roll head having a friction mechanism so that ease of rotation of the roll with res... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7353944 | Roll package and method of making same A roll package includes a material roll that is provided with the protective covering material. The material roll has an outer surface defining an axis. The protective covering material is axially wrapped about the material roll in a plurality of overlapping layers.... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328554 | Adjustable height film wrapping machine The invention is directed to changing the height of the wrapping bar on a lap seal machine so that articles of different heights can be accommodated by making the height of the wrapping bar adjustable to accommodate taller or shorter articles on a conveyor. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325487 | Standing tree baler An apparatus for in-situ baling of trees is provided. The apparatus includes a first frame which supports a rotatable second frame. A tree trunk is inserted into the first and second frames. The second frame is rotated by a motor as the frames are elevated toward th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305809 | Device for cutting and fixing plastic film in machines for wrapping pallets, and corresponding process A device for cutting and fixing plastic film in machines for wrapping pallets comprises: means for spacing (1) at least one layer (2a) of the film (2) at a distance from the rest of the wrapping already applied to the pallet (13) s... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7275904 | Bale accumulator A bale accumulator is utilized to deposit bales in groups in a field. The bale accumulator includes a chute along which bales move to an upper end portion of an accumulator ramp assembly. The accumulator ramp assembly slopes downward away from the chute. The chute m... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269935 | Wrapping apparatus for wrapping load with flexible film and banner film An apparatus for wrapping a pallet load having a rotary swing arm carrying two upright towers, each tower having a film carriage mounted to and movable along the upright tower for holding a roll of flexible stretchable film and a roll of relatively unstretchable ban... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231952 | Label wrapper assembly A label wrapper assembly for wrapping a label on an elongated object. The assembly includes a support frame having a first wall spaced from a second wall. A wrapper frame is interposed between the first and second walls, and has a first end and a second end. The wra... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222469 | Netting chutes with floors having channels for packaging products with clippers Netting chutes suitable for use with manual and automatic packaging operations to enclose product in netting packaging include a channel formed by a longitudinally extending well and/or at least one pair of axially extending ribs. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218334 | Paper object processing device and paper object processing method The paper object processing device comprises a take-out roller which feeds tickets where one surface side is a heat-sensitive surface and the other surface side is a non heat-sensitive surface, a conveying path which conveys the fed ticket, a bar-code reader which r... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207161 | Apparatus for banderoling or banding stacks of flat workpieces An apparatus for forming stacks of flat workpieces and for banding or banderoling the stacks includes a stacking station, a banding or banderoling station, and an endless conveyor for cyclically conveying stacking shafts provided to the endless conveyor. A respectiv... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191574 | Machine for wrapping groups of products with tubular lengths of stretch film A machine for wrapping groups of products (7) in tubular lengths of stretch film (4) comprises a rotating carousel (1) equipped with a plurality of wrapping units (2) having bars (3) for holding and stretching to size a succession ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168222 | Wrapping device A wrapping device includes a base body which is connected with support elements and a holding arm. The holding arm has rotatably connected thereto a wrapping arm. The wrapping arm carries a roll holder. At the roll holders a rotatably supported film roll is arranged... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134260 | Wrapping packaging machine A wrapping packaging machine (10) for the wrapping of an object (11), comprising a track (20) having the shape of a closed loop. The track carries a wrapping film (42) feed device (40) placed in conjunction with an elongated body (... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127872 | Automatic netting packaging machine Knitted netting is applied to products in a machine. A chute receives products serially through a receiving end, as from a conveyor, and discharges them serially into netting preferably rucked on the chute. As each product arrives at the product receiver, voiders op... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124560 | Procedure and wrapping machine to wrap objects The invention concern a procedure to wrap an object in a wrapping machine, where the wrapping machine is arranged with a conveyance assembly, containing a first conveyor belt which is leading towards a preferably vertical winding level and a second conveyor belt whi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121194 | Strapping machine having improved winder assembly A strapping machine configured to position a strap material around an associated load when in a feed mode and to tension the strap material and seal the strap material to itself around the load when in a tensioning mode includes an improved winder assembly. The mach... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117658 | Apparatus for wrapping groups of products An apparatus for wrapping groups (1) of products (2) with film (3), comprises: a second surface (6) for forming the product groups (1) and wrapping them with a length of film (3) using suitable means (7) having a firs... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111439 | Method of wrapping a plastic foil web around an object A wrapping machine and a method for wrapping a plastic foil web (F) around an object. A gripping and cutting device (11) is connected to a lifting frame (3) supporting a circular guide track of a foil dispenser (6) so as to be vertically movable... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7080495 | Wrapping apparatus A wrapping apparatus, in which the supporting elements supporting a film roll are mounted on the frame of a film dispenser with bearings permitting free rotation so that the film roll supported by them is freely rotatable. The pre-stretching rollers are mutually eng... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073430 | Strapping apparatus An apparatus for strapping and/or bundling pallets and articles has a strapping device from which a packaging band can be passed around the pallets/articles and has a closure device for subsequent tensioning and closure of the packing band. The strapping device is p... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055299 | Wrapping machine for wrapping a plastic foil web around an object In a wrapping machine for wrapping a plastic foil web (F) around an object, a gripping and cutting device (11) is connected to a lifting frame (3) supporting a circular guide track of a foil dispenser (6) so as to be vertically movable with the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051492 | Film wrapping apparatus with negator spring biasing members A portable plastic film wrapping system comprises a push-cart having a vertical mast member mounted thereon, and a film roll carriage is vertically movable along the mast member. The film roll carriage is operatively connected to negator spring members by a film rol... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047707 | Method and apparatus for securing a tail of film to a load A method and apparatus for securing an initial tail of film to a load while wrapping the load with packaging material are provided. The method includes holding a leading end of packaging material while providing relative rotation between the load and the dispenser t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040071 | Wrapping device A wrapping device includes a base body which is connected with support elements and a holding arm. The holding arm has rotatably connected thereto a wrapping arm. The wrapping arm carries a roll holder. At the roll holder, a rotatably supported film roll is arranged... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025556 | Agricultural transfer table An agricultural transfer table enables rapid transfer of harvested agricultural material from a dump truck to a silo or the like. The agricultural transfer table comprises a box with an open front end. Apron chains in the box propel the material to the box back end,... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013625 | Bale bagging apparatus A bagging assembly for use with a bale bagging apparatus is disclosed. The bale bagging apparatus includes a frame assembly, a bale stuffer, and a bale chute. The bagging assembly includes a carriage frame having a first and a second side rail, a pivot end, and a mo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000371 | Large round baler combined with a bale processing arrangement located for receiving a formed bale A large round baler is equipped with a bale processing arrangement in the form of a bale wrapping arrangement. A wrapping table is mounted to a guide arrangement for guided movement between a bale-receiving position and bale wrapping and bale discharge positions. Th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991195 | Wrapping apparatus The apparatus has a base mounted on castors and upon which a telescopic post is mounted. A winch is mounted on the top of the post. A roll of flexible material is mounted on a bed and is rotatable about the post, The winch raises and lowers the bed so that the heigh... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990784 | Apparatus and method for applying cornerboards to a load A method and apparatus for providing corners of a load with cornerboards prior to wrapping the load is provided. The method may include providing a load on a load transport surface, removing a cornerboard from within a magazine by a gripper, and transporting the cor... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955027 | Crinkling device The invention relates to a crinkling device comprising a slide rod (16), to which a second crinkling element (15) is fastened. The slide rod is guided in a frame (2) so as to be movable in a substantially vertical direction between a lower posit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955030 | Adjustable density controller for a bagging machine A density controller is provided for a bagging machine designed for filling or packing material such as silage, compost or the like into an elongate flexible bag or container. The adjustable density controller comprises a drag member or strap with a selectively adju... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945163 | Standing tree baler An apparatus for in-situ baling of trees is provided. The apparatus includes a first frame which supports, a rotatable second frame. A tree trunk is inserted into the first and second frames. The second frame is rotated by a motor as the frames are elevated toward t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945018 | Wrapping machine and top foil wrapping machine The invention relates to a wrapping machine and/or top foil wrapping machine, comprising a machine frame supported on a fixed base and comprising upright vertical columns; a lifting frame arranged to be vertically movable upwards and downwards and guided by the vert... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941734 | Production line banding system An apparatus and a method for banding fence posts are disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of vertically disposed conveyor systems with U-shaped cradles for delivering the fence posts in a horizontal disposition to a pair of stationary strapping machines. Opposi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928796 | Wrapping implement A wrapping implement is mounted to a rear location of a large round baler with connections permitting its quick attachment to, and detachment from, the baler. The wrapping implement includes a guidance ring that is essentially oriented vertically for guiding at leas... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925776 | Method and apparatus for stretch wrapping a load, including a top platen Loads on pallets are often wrapped with a plastic film for shipping. The present invention relates to top platen devices used to maintain stability in loads while the load is wrapped for shipping. The top platen device applies a compressive force to the load to stab... | 08/09/2005 |