Cotton bale recompressing and retying machine and process
US4805528A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B27/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Loose cotton bales are compressed to about half their original size in a press having a lateral barrier with slots therein through which the original baling wires bulge outward, thus enabling automatic devices to engage the wires, apply tension thereto, and retie the wires to a shorter length.
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