Patent ID: 8555780

Claim:
A bale press, comprising: a pressing channel ( 1 ) in which a piston ( 2 ) is displaceable for forming a bale ( 4 ; 5 ) from crop material supplied to the pressing channel ( 1 ), a yarn supply ( 16 ), and a knotter device ( 6 ) arranged at a side of the pressing channel ( 1 ), wherein the knotter device ( 6 ) comprises a first holder ( 8 ) for releasably holding an end portion of a yarn ( 9 ), a second holder ( 22 ), a yarn deflecting member ( 11 ), and a knotter beak ( 20 ), wherein the yarn ( 9 ) extends between the first holder ( 8 ) and the yarn supply ( 16 ) across the deflecting member ( 11 ) and a side ( 14 ) of the bale ( 5 ) facing away from the piston ( 2 ), wherein the knotter beak ( 20 ) ties a knot in a first stretch ( 10 ) of the yarn extending between the first holder ( 8 ) and the deflecting member ( 11 ), wherein the second holder ( 22 ) comprises a pressing finger which in a first position presses the yarn ( 9 ) against an abutment and in a second position is spaced apart from the yarn ( 9 ) and the abutment, and wherein the second holder ( 22 ) holds the yarn ( 9 ) at the deflecting member ( 11 ) at least in an initial phase of bale formation.