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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099935 | Method and apparatus for fixing the tail end of the film for wrapping palletized loads Method and apparatus for fixing the tail end of the film for wrapping palletized loads, supplied by a reel (B), envisages the following working steps: a) Positioning along the side of the load and parallel thereto a straight member (1) and transversely extend... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069638 | Bale lump eliminator for a round cotton module baler A baler for making large cylindrical modules of cotton includes an expansible module-forming chamber comprising a plurality of module-forming belts that are supported in side-by-side relationship across a plurality of fixed and movable belt support rolls. The module... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7908831 | Stretch wrap rope converter and wrapping system A stretch wrap rope converter and wrapping system includes: a.) a wrapping apparatus having: (i) a frame for movement of a carriage; (ii) the carriage moveably mounted to the frame and adapted to hold at least one rotatable roll of stretchable film material thereon ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900427 | Loading device A loading device for the wrapping material roll of a wrapping mechanism is provided. The wrapping material roll can be placed on a carrier of the loading device and moved into an operating condition, where it is held in position by means of a roller. The roller is b... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7644563 | Clamping device for a round baler A round baler is disclosed having a bale forming chamber. A duck bill, which comprises a pair of elongate plates that are biased towards one another to grip the wrapping material between them, is movable between an advanced position and a retracted position to intro... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7478517 | Wrapping device A wrapping device is mounted at an exterior of a bale forming chamber of a large round baler and includes two wrapping material supply rolls comprised, if desired, of two types of wrapping material, which may optionally be brought together and introduced through an ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7464523 | Agricultural round baler including guide mechanism for adjusting the width of a wrapping material A round baler comprises a mechanism for encircling a bale after it has been formed with a wrapping material drawn from a web on a supply roll. A guide mechanism is provided for adjusting the width of the web of wrapping material as it is offered to a formed bale, so... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7430959 | Device for lifting bale wrapping rolls A baler is modified to include a device for lifting rolls of bale wrapping material into the baler where the lifting device includes a winch having a frame and a guide arranged to be mounted on the housing of the baler at a rear wall thereof above a cover member ove... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426809 | Apparatus for wrapping including joining of trailing end of wrapping material to leading end of subsequent wrapping material In a packaging apparatus, when replacing a preceding single-faced corrugated fiberboard (wrapping material) with a subsequent single-faced corrugated fiberboard, a draw-out roller is operated such that the preceding single-faced corrugated fiberboard is drawn out to... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7415814 | Method of packaging rolls, particularly paper web rolls, apparatus for implementing the method and roll package The invention relates to a method for packaging rolls, particularly paper web rolls; the method includes the steps of taking a roll into a supported position on a roll rotation station and wrapping onto the roll a paper wrapper or the like material dispensed by mean... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409814 | Method of initiating automatic feed of bale wrapping material Large cylindrical bales of hay, straw, or other forage or fodder are usually wrapped with a filament-type product, typically twine, or a sheet-type product, typically netwrap material, after a bale has reached a predetermined size. A method and apparatus are disclos... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7386967 | Round baler A round baler has a bale chamber, a movable flap for delivering a bale, a wrapping material dispenser for supplying wrapping material for wrapping a finished bale in the bale chamber, a knife movable from a ready position into a final position to separate a continuo... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7356981 | Double roll feeder for round baler A round bale wrapping mechanism that employs a second roll of wrapping material that is mounted adjacent an active roll. The second roll is powered by an electric clutch that allows a belt drive connected between the first roll and the second roll to rotate the seco... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357289 | Welding head for a strap binding machine Welding head for a strap binding machine includes a strap fixing device for fixing the overlapping strap ends that are to be welded to one another, a welding device for fusing the strap segments that are to be welded, and a pressing device for pressing the fused str... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347035 | Assembly for automatically unrolling and cutting stretch film An assembly is disclosed for unrolling and pre-stretching stretch film as the film is fed from the assembly to goods/products to be wrapped or packed. The assembly comprises a first member for controlling the unwinding of the film from a spool, and a cutter arranged... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337713 | Bale wrapping pattern controller and method A bale wrapping control system that enables several custom bale wrapping patterns which more effectively wrap and maintain the integrity of bales formed in a round baler. The bale wrapping control system controls operation of a dispensing arm which dispenses twine o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325371 | Apparatus for applying corner elements to palletized loads Described is an apparatus for applying to a palletized load (1) protective corner elements (2) having first and second sides (A, B) designed to protect contiguous sides (1a, 1b) of at least one corner of the load (1).... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322173 | Hay bale bundling apparatus and method A hay bale bundler machine to receive individual bales of hay or other forage material from a field and to create a bundle of individual bales wrapped with a wrapping material for discharge back to the ground. Further included may be a fully automatic device that ca... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322167 | Loading arrangement for a wrapping material roll A loading arrangement of a wrapping arrangement in which a wrapping material roll deposited on a carrier can be moved into an operating position, where it is held in place by a roll. The roll is brought into an operating position by an actuator as a result of the ca... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278251 | Wrapping material indicator arrangement A wrapping material indicator arrangement for a wrapping machine, in particular a rotobaler. The indicator is supported on the circumference of a wrapping material roll, from which wrapping material is withdrawn during a wrapping operation. A rotating counter roll, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243476 | Method and system for tracking items in a shipping facility A system for tracking items includes a turntable to receive a pallet containing articles having RFID devices, a wrap dispenser to wrap the articles with wrap as the turntable rotates and a transceiver disposed on the wrap dispenser to transmit and receive a signal f... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237372 | Introducing device An introduction device for introducing a roll of wrapping material to a wrapping device includes a support for supporting a roll of wrapping material, the support being movable between a loading position and an operating position, an actuating device having a pivota... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226404 | Cigarette filter assembly machine A cigarette filter assembly machine wherein a rolling unit is defined by a rolling drum and a guide drum coaxial with each other and connected to each other in angularly-fixed, axially-sliding manner; and wherein the rolling drum has a number of suction rollers (... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210281 | Assembly for securing a loose yarn end on a cylindrical bale An assembly for securing a loose yarn end on a cylindrical bale by the use of a band. The band can be conducted to a baling chamber by an advance assembly driven by a motor, where the band can be wrapped around a cylindrical bale in the region of the loose yarn end.... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197979 | Controlled bale ejection mechanism A controlled bale ejection mechanism for an agricultural baler is provided. The mechanism includes a bale support which is positioned below the bale when it is ejected, that catches and supports the bale. The bale support is then translated rearward by a hydraulic c... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197858 | Apparatus for securing a loose twine end to a round bale The invention relates to an apparatus for securing a loose twine end on a round bale by means of a band, with an adjusting drive, that can be operated to cause the band to engage with a conveyor element by which it can be wound about a round bale in the area of the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178317 | Wrapping apparatus comprising a dispenser for dispensing stretched wrap film Wrapping apparatus comprises a dispenser, for dispensing stretched wrap film, which includes a first frame assembly, and a second frame assembly pivotally mounted upon the first frame assembly between a first closed position and second open position. A film roll spi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165377 | Method and machine for preparing postman's route in one single pass In order to be able to prepare a postman's walk containing both letters (L) and “large format” flat postal objects (P) in a single pass: the letters and the large format objects are moved in series using a conveyor (3) o... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162950 | Twine box for round balers A round baler having storage and dispensing mechanisms for both twine and net/plastic wrapping materials for the bales can be modified to provide a lower cost twine baler. A pivoting dispensing assembly across the front of the baler is replaceable by a similar-sized... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146785 | Waste disposal devices Waste disposal device including a container defining a waste-receiving chamber, an insert defining a cavity receivable of a pack of flexible tubing for encapsulating waste packages and an inner lid connected to the container and selectively substantially covering or... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140293 | Single row twine box A twine box is provided for an agricultural baler. The twine box permits ready access to twine balls housed therein because all twine balls are located on a single row or tier. The twine balls are not compartmentalized and thus relocation of twine balls within twine... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137233 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a load An apparatus and method for wrapping a palletized load is provided. The apparatus includes a non-powered conveyor load wrapping surface, at least one non-powered conveyor load storage surface, and a pusher assembly for moving the load between the wrapping and storag... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7114308 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a load Apparatus (2) for wrapping a load (18) placed on a turntable (4) having a mast assembly (8), a carriage assembly (12) adapted for vertical slideable movement along said mast assembly (8) and dispensing means (13) for ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111438 | Packaging apparatus and packaging method In a packaging apparatus, when replacing a preceding single-faced corrugated fiberboard (wrapping material) with a subsequent single-faced corrugated fiberboard, a draw-out roller is operated such that the preceding single-faced corrugated fiberboard is drawn out to... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093407 | Method for producing a large round bale wrapped in protective wrapping Disclosed is a large round bale wrapped with a protective covering for permitting it to be stored outside. The covering is constructed of one or more layers of semi-permeable material. It is possible for an additional layer to be added to a region of the baler to be... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093406 | Method for producing a wrapped bale Disclosed is a large round bale wrapped with a protective covering for permitting it to be stored outside. The covering is constructed of one or more layers of semi-permeable material. It is possible for an additional layer to be added to a region of the baler to be... | 08/22/2006 |
