Patent ID: 7181900
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. A round baler comprising: a frame; sidewalls attached to the frame; a drum roller operatively rotatably attached to the frame; a pick-up mechanism operatively attached to the frame to deliver a crop from the ground to a baling chamber disposed between the sidewalls, and above the drum roller; a plurality of belt rollers rotatably disposed between the sidewalls; one of the belt rollers being disposed behind the drum roller, said one belt roller being the belt roller closest to the drum roller, said one belt roller having a radius; a plurality of belts disposed at least partially between the sidewalls and each of the belts being trained over the belt rollers; a roll of protective material desired to be disposed around the bale after it has been formed, the roll being operatively rotatably attached to the frame, the protective material on the roll being wider than the distance between the sidewalls; a pair of arcuate wedges, one of the arcuate wedges being operatively attached respectively to the sidewalls above each respective end of the drum roller for compressing the lower edges of a bale being formed to form a void to receive edges of the protective material; wherein the distance between the drum roller and said one belt roller is less than the radius of said one belt roller; an inlet for a leading edge of the protective material, formed by a space between the drum roller and the one belt roller, to allow the protective material to be reliably fed to a place in the baling chamber where it can be wrapped around the bale; and a protective material guide member operatively attached to the frame for guiding the protective material from the roll to the inlet.