Patent ID: 9463885
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A01F,B65B

Claim Text:
1. A bagging assembly for bagging a pressed bale comprising: a frame having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal length between the first end and the second end; a bale stuffing assembly comprising a planar end surface sized and shaped to push a pressed bale into a chute having a bag material located on an exterior thereof; said bale stuffing assembly arranged on a lengthwise track and movable along the lengthwise track to push a pressed bale, and wherein said chute has a length and side walls defining a chute cavity sized and shaped to receive a pressed bale; a gripper with a gripping surface mounted adjacent the chute, the gripper adapted for gripping and placing a bag material over the chute to enclose the pressed bale; a bale sampling device located upstream of the chute comprising two pivotable edges arranged to move together to grab a bale sample from a pressed bale before the pressed bale is pushed through the chute and out an outlet end of the chute; and a bag closure system comprising movable closing edges for folding at least two different edge sections of a bag material to close an open end of the bag material.