Patent ID: 6616090
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B21C,B65H

Abstract:
A wire feeder apparatus for feeding a supply of baling wire to a baling machine driving mechanism comprising:a moveable wire feeder arm, said moveable wire feeder arm supporting a wire guide for directing a path of an individual wire from the supply to a wire uptake of the baling machine, said wire guide having an aperture for entry of the wire and an exit loop disposed such that the wire proceeds from said aperture for entry of said wire guide to said exit loop of said wire guide and from said exit loop of said wire guide to the baling machine; said movable wire feeder arm being moveable between at least two dispositions, in a first of said dispositions said exit loop of said wire guide is disposed proximate to the wire uptake of the baling machine, and in a second of said dispositions said exit loop of said wire guide is disposed at a remove from the wire uptake.