Patent ID: 9655303
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A01F,B30B,B65B,B65D

Claim:
1. A method for containing a bale of compressed material, the bale of compressed material having recessed regions therein, the method comprising: receiving the bale of compressed material in a conveyor having a mobile portion and a load carriage, the load carriage movably mounted to the mobile portion and including a region for receiving the bale of compressed material, the load carriage including multiple tines configured to engage the bale of compressed material at one or more of the recessed regions of the bale; transferring the bale to a bagger, the bagger including a chute having an entrance and a discharge, the discharge associated with a bagging mandrel, the bagger configured to receive the bale from the conveyor and move the bale from the entrance to the discharge and the bagging mandrel; and introducing the bale into a bag having reinforced regions, wherein at least some of the reinforced regions of the bag correspond to the recessed regions of the bale.