Patent ID: 7140293

Claim:
A twine storage and dispensing box for an agricultural baler having: a rear wall having a plurality of twine guide apertures; a hinged access door forming a second wall opposing the first wall when the door is closed; an upper wall having twine guides attached thereto; a plurality of twine ball separators attached to the hinged access door and the rear wall; the twine ball separators cooperating to maintain, without compartmentalizing, a plurality of twine balls in a single row or tier between the first and second walls, wherein each of the twine balls is a member of a twine ball group defined by a connection to a particular knotter mechanism on the baler and each of the twine balls occupies a particular position within the twine ball group; the twine box being so configured such that one of the twine balls can be moved from one location within the twine ball group to another location within the same twine ball group without the need to cut and retie the twine.