Patent ID: 9120586
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B30B,B65B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for baling cardboard comprising: a base; a post having a primal end, a middle section, and a distal end where the primal end, the middle section and the distal end are linearly disposed, and the primal end of the post is attached to the base and the post has a notch and a piercing element; a first anchoring element located at the primal end of the post; a cord of predetermined length having a first end and a second end and configured to run through a bale of cardboard where the first end of the cord is attached to the first anchoring element and the second end of the cord is attached to the notch in the post; a sleeve having a primal end and a distal end with the primal end of the sleeve configured to cover the primal end of the post and the distal end of the sleeve configured to cover the post, where the sleeve is substantially shaped as a hollow cylinder having a diameter and the post and the cord are located within a hollow cavity along a length of the hollow cylinder, and the length of the sleeve is configured to cover the post and the cord is routed through a defined space that provided a protected passageway between the post and the sleeve; and a second anchoring element configured to attach to the second end of the cord to complete the binding of the bale.