Patent ID: 7690402
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A01F,B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for tying wire material around a bale, comprising: arranging a loop of wire material around a bale; holding a pair of end portions of the loop in a substantially mutually parallel orientation; engaging the pair of end portions in an engagement area near the bale and moving by twisting an engaged section of at least one of the end portions about a longitudinal axis of the other end portion of that pair, such that the pair of end portions is twisted into a wire twist that is located between the engagement area and a portion of the loop extending about the bale; and during twisting, feeding wire material of at least one of the end portions to the twist being formed by arranging for the wire material of at least one of the end portions to slip through the engagement area towards the portion of the loop extending about the bale to establish a longitudinal tension in the twist that is less than a greater longitudinal tension that would exist in the twist without feeding the wire material to the twist during twisting.