Patent ID: 9572299
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A01F

Claim:
1. An agricultural baler comprising: a baling chamber; a pick-up for collecting crop material from a field and feeding it via conveyor into said baling chamber; a tying mechanism for encircling a package with one or more strands of tying material thereby forming a completed bale; and bale discharge arranged at an outlet of the baling chamber for receiving said completed bale, the bale discharge comprising a first segment, one end of which is rotatably connected to the baling chamber, and an opposite end of which is rotatably connected to a second segment of the bale discharge such that the bale discharge is moveable between an extended operating position and a retracted transporting position, wherein the bale discharge further comprises a support structure for supporting, in said retracted position, a component of said second segment, wherein said support structure comprises a first protrusion provided for preventing, in said retracted position, rotation of said first segment with respect to said baling chamber, wherein said support structure further comprises a second protrusion that is angled to extend rearward over an upper portion of the component of the second segment when in the retracted position, the second protrusion positioned for preventing, in said retracted position, rotation of said second segment with respect to said first segment, and wherein the angle of the second protrusion is configured to prevent the component of the second segment from moving upwardly out of an opening formed between the first and second protrusions.