Leaf baler

Claim 1

IN COLLECTING APPARATUS OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED, A FRAME HAVING GROUND WHEELS, SAID FRAME INCLUDING A FORWARDLY DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING OPEN BOTTOM CYLINDRICAL COLLECTOR HOUSING AND A BED PLATE EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF THE HOUSING, A SHAFT JOURNALLED IN SAID HOUSING HAVING A PLURALITY OF RADIAL PADDLES, A DELIVERY CYLINDER HAVING ONE END CLOSED AND THE OTHER END OPEN AND DISPOSED BEHIND THE COLLECTOR HOUSING, SAID CYLINDER BEING OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE CLOSED END PORTION OF SAID CYLINDER FROM SAID BED PLATE, A DISCHARGE DUCT LEADING FROM THE CENTRAL UPPER PORTION OF THE COLLECTOR HOUSING TO THE UPPER SIDE OF THE CLOSED END PORTION OF THE CYLINDER, A HELICAL TWO BLADE FEED SCREW JOURNALLED IN THE CLOSED END OF SAID CYLINDER FOR EFFECTING LENGTHWISE MOVEMENT OF MATERIAL DELIVERED THERETO FROM SAID DUCT TOWARD THE OPEN END OF THE CYLINDER, POWER MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID PADDLE SHAFT AND SAID FEED SCREW MOUNTED ON SAID BED PLATE BEHIND ONE END OF SAID HOUSING AND TO ONE SIDE OF SAID CYLINDER, MEANS FOR HOLDING A BAG TELESCOPICALLY OVER THE OPEN END PORTION OF SAID CYLINDER, A BAG SUPPORT HAVING AN UPRIGHT PLATE FOR ENGAGING A BAG BOTTOM WHEN DISPOSED OVER THE OPEN END OF SAID CYLINDER, MEANS SLIDABLE LATERALLY ON SAID BED PLATE FOR SUPPORTING SAID BAG SUPPORT, AND MEANS FOR RESISTING MOVEMENT OF SAID BAG SUPPORT IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE OPEN END OF SAID CYLINDER.