Patent ID: 6694711
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
A bagging machine for bagging material into a bag having a closed end and an open mouth, comprising:a movable frame having rearward and forward ends; a tunnel on said frame having an intake end for receiving the material to be bagged and an output end adapted to receive the open mouth of the bag; means on said frame for receiving the material to be bagged; means on said frame for forcing the material to be bagged through said tunnel and into said bag; a transversely extending beam on said frame having first and second ends; a first trolley movably mounted on said beam; a second trolley movably mounted on said beam in an spaced relationship to said first trolley; a first anchor cable secured to said first trolley and extending rearwardly therefrom into the material being bagged; a second anchor cable secured to said second trolley and extending rearwardly therefrom into the material being bagged; an actuator operatively connected to said first and second trolleys whereby said first and second trolleys may be selectively moved in tandem towards one another or moved in tandem away from one another.