Cotton packaging method and apparatus
US3948021A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1974 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B63/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a cotton packaging system including a press section, transfer section, strapping section, bagging section and shrink section in longitudinal alignment, a cotton bale is formed by successive compression of overlapping cotton layers and is thereafter tied and bagged. The press section includes a vertically movable lower platen and stationary upper platens each presenting transient compression and conveyor surfaces that are oscillated during bale formation.
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