Patent ID: 7197858

Claim:
In combination with a large round baler including a conveyor element supported so as to define a circumferential portion of a baling chamber and so as to have a section exposed at an exterior location of said baler and following a path leading to an interior of said baling chamber, and a twine tying apparatus arranged for dispensing twine into said baling chamber for being wrapped about a bale formed in said baling chamber and leaving a loose twine end on the bale at a location traversed by said conveyor element, an apparatus for securing said loose twine end on said round bale formed in said baling chamber of said baler, comprising: a band supply including a band of self-adhering material formed into a roll and mounted for movement between a first position, wherein said band supply is spaced at a distance from said section of said conveyor element, and a second position, wherein said band of said band supply lies against said conveyor element, whereby the band can be unrolled and conveyed to said baling chamber and there wound about a round bale in the area of the loose twine end; and an adjusting drive coupled to said band supply for moving said band supply between said first position, and said second position.