Patent ID: 7497158
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A bulk material baler comprising: a frame with a plurality of head walls; a plurality of bale strap guide tracks deployed on said frame, each spaced substantially about 9 and ¼ inches from adjacent bale strap guide tracks; a plurality of bale strap drivers, each fixedly attached to one of the plurality of head walls and each driver being driven by an electro-servo motor, and each driver being operatively aligned with one of the bale strap guide tracks, each of said bale strap drivers driving a strap via at least one pair of strap drive wheels by frictional contact with the strap, each pair of strap drive wheels being located in a plane perpendicular to the plane of said bale strap guide tracks, wherein said wheels of the plurality of bale strap drivers drive strap through at least two adjacent strap guide tracks simultaneously; and a plurality of bale strap fasteners, each fixedly attached to one of said head walls and each operatively aligned with one of the bale strap guide tracks.