Patent ID: 7204074

Claim:
A round baler with a bale forming chamber of a fixed width including an intake comprising: (a) a pickup header having a top plane, a middle section having a width substantially equal to the bale forming chamber, and at least one outside section extending beyond a side of the bale forming chamber; (b) a pair of augers comprising: (i) a lower auger comprising lower auger rotating components, wherein none of said lower auger rotating components and nothing rigidly attached to the lower auger extend across the middle section; (ii) an upper auger comprising upper auger rotating components and located higher than the lower auger, wherein none of said upper auger rotating components and nothing rigidly attached to the lower auger extend across the middle section; (iii) wherein a bottom of the lower auger is substantially aligned with the top plane of the pickup header; (iv) a top of the lower auger and a bottom of the upper auger are in close proximity; and (v) a top of the upper auger defines an overall height of the pair of augers.