Patent ID: 7287782

Claim:
A holding device for use in a knotter of a baler to grip twines as they are being knotted and cut, the holding device comprising: a rotatably mounted generally circular twine disc having notches symmetrically distributed about its periphery, the twine disc being mounted for rotation about a first axis; a twine holder mounted for pivotal movement about a second axis generally parallel to the first axis and resiliently urged towards the latter, the twine holder having a curved edge that co-operates with the notches in the twine disc to clamp twines within the notches as the twine disc rotates, the length and geometry of the curved edge of the twine holder being such that the clamping pressure on the twines in one notch is only released after twines have been securely gripped within the next notch in succession and the clamping pressure on the twines in two successive notches, during the time prior to release of the clamping pressure from one notch, is sufficient to prevent movement of the twines, relative to the holding device, in both notches.