Patent ID: 9622420
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A01D,A01F,B65G

Claim:
1. An agricultural baler having a direction of travel, the agricultural baler comprising: a baler mechanism; a carriage assembly coupled to the baler mechanism; a platform coupled to at least one of the baler mechanism and the carriage assembly, the platform configured to move a first bale from the baler mechanism to the carriage assembly and remain tilted until the first bale is moved onto the carriage assembly at least substantially out of contact with the platform; a sliding mechanism coupled to the carriage assembly, the sliding mechanism configured to move the first bale in a first direction normal to the direction of travel on the carriage assembly; and the platform being configured to move a second bale onto the carriage assembly and the sliding mechanism configured to move the second bale in a second direction opposite the first direction, the platform being configured to move a third bale onto the carriage assembly between the first and second bales creating a full load, the carriage assembly being tiltable separate from the platform, the platform remaining tilted when the carriage assembly has the full load until the carriage assembly is tilted and the full load is discharged from the carriage assembly substantially simultaneously.