Patent ID: 9439353
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A01D

Claim Text:
1. A cotton harvester and baler, comprising: a support frame supported by ground engaging elements for movement over the ground and configured to be towed by a vehicle, the support frame carrying at least one mechanized cotton picking unit configured for receiving standing cotton plants and harvesting the cotton therefrom; a mechanized baler configured to be towed by the vehicle, the baler including an internal baling chamber adapted for receiving the picked cotton, compacting apparatus configured for compacting the cotton within the baling chamber into unitary bales and successively discharging the bales from the chamber, and cotton conveying apparatus extending between the at least one picking unit and the baler, configured and operable for receiving the picked cotton from the at least one picking unit and conveying the received cotton to the baling chamber of the baler for compaction by the compacting apparatus; and wherein the at least one picking unit is removable to allow use of just the conveyor apparatus and the baler in a second configuration such that at least a portion of the conveying apparatus is positioned at second height for engaging crop located on the ground such that crop material is transported by the conveyer apparatus from the ground toward the baling chamber.