Patent ID: 6935827

Claim:
A trailer for transporting cylindrical bales, the trailer comprising: a frame, and a hitch attached to a front end of the frame and adapted for attachment to a towing vehicle for movement in an operating travel direction; a conveyor chain operatively mounted on the frame and oriented substantially parallel to the operating travel direction; means to support and maintain a plurality of bales on a top load engaging face of the conveyor chain as the top load engaging face of the conveyor chain moves rearward; wherein the load engaging face of the conveyor chain includes means to create a high friction interface between the load engaging face and an outer surface of each bale substantially without protruding into the bale such that the bales move rearward with the load engaging face of the conveyor chain unless obstructed, and such that the load engaging face can slide with respect to the bales when movement of the bales is obstructed.