Patent ID: 6886307
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. In a large round baler including a baling chamber having opposite ends defined by upright side walls spaced from each other in a direction transverse to a direction of travel of said baler, and having a periphery that is defined by baling elements extending transversely between said side walls and disposed so as to provide an access opening for receiving enveloping material, said baler further including an enveloping arrangement located exteriorly of said baling chamber and adjacent said access opening, and having a separating arrangement and an enveloping material withdrawal arrangement for grasping and inserting a run of enveloping material, in the shape of a broad tape, into said access opening of said baling chamber, the improvement comprising: said withdrawal arrangement including a transversely extending, elongate driver forming a part of said separating arrangement and having projections spaced along its length; and said driver being mounted for movement with said withdrawal arrangement between a first position, wherein said projections are caused to penetrate into the surface of, and hold, said run of enveloping material during a separating operation, and a second position, spaced toward said baling chamber from said first position to a location adjacent an outer periphery of said baling chamber, during the initiation of an enveloping operation.