Patent ID: 6591743
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
A cotton processing system for receiving and processing harvested cotton from a cotton receptacle of a mobile cotton harvester operating in a field, the system comprising:a frame supported for towing through the field by a towing vehicle and selectively positionable adjacent the cotton receptacle; bin structure supported by the frame and having a bottom area and side walls, a feed end and opposed wall structure supported on the frame for receiving a mass of harvested cotton from the receptacle; a conveyor located within the bin structure adjacent the bottom area and operable to move received cotton towards the feed end; a round baler selectively connectible to the frame and having an input pick-up device opening toward the feed end, wherein the baler includes wheel structure supporting the baler independently of the frame; and an upright hopper area located adjacent the feed end and receiving the moved cotton, the hopper area feeding cotton to the input pick-up device of the round baler, wherein the round baler provides a round compact bale from the cotton received from the bin structure and is detachable from the frame for baling material other than the cotton.