Patent ID: 7055425
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. A large round baler, comprising: a mobile chassis; a bale-forming chamber carried by said chassis and a carrier structure supporting bale-forming devices and movable between a lowered, bale-forming position and a raised bale discharge position; and a door mounted to a rear of said baler for movement between a closed position, wherein said door spans a zone extending transversely behind said baler so as to prevent direct access to said carrier structure and so as to be positioned for intercepting a discharged bale, and an open position wherein said door permits relative movement between the baler and the bale and wherein said door includes two wings respectively mounted to opposite sides of said baler for pivoting about respective upright axes, with said closed position occurring when said wings each project transversely approximately half-way across a space rearward of said baler, and with said open position occurring when said wings each project rearwardly so as to define an open passage between them.