Patent ID: 9603308
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A01F

Claim:
1. A harvester comprising: a first bale chamber and a second bale chamber operably coupled by a conveyor system; wherein the first bale chamber is positioned at one end of the harvester and the second bale chamber is positioned at the opposite end of the harvester; wherein each of the first and second bale chambers comprise: wherein the conveyor system is positioned between the first and second bale chambers and comprises one or a plurality of endless belts extending around and supported by at least one stationary roller and at least a first movable roller and a second movable roller; wherein the at least one stationary roller and the at least first movable roller are positioned transverse to the first and second sidewalls and spin about a rotational axis; and wherein the rotational axis of the at least first moveable roller is capable of movement in one or more operable positions independent of the rotational axis of the at least one stationary roller such that the position of the at least first movable roller creates more than two points of inflection in the one or plurality of endless belts; wherein the harvester comprises at least a first operable condition in which the conveyor system facilitates a transfer of harvested material from the first bale chamber to the second bale chamber by synchronized movement of the at least first and second movable rollers, such that, upon transfer of harvested material from the first bale chamber to the second bale chamber, the first movable roller slides rearward, and optionally upward; and the second movable roller slides upward such that the position of the second movable roller is moved with respect to the position of the first movable roller.