Hay wafering machine

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE FOR WAFERING HAY AND THE LIKE, THE COMBINATION OF: (I) SUPPORT MEANS (II) DIE MEANS IN THE FORM OF AN ANNULUS CARRIED BY THE SUPPORT MEANS AND INCLUDING (A) AN INNER CIRCULAR TRACK AND (B) A PLURALITY OF RADIAL DIE CELLS SPACED UNIFORMLY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT THE ANNULUS AND RESPECTIVELY HAVING INLET ENDS AT SAID TRACK; (III) ROTATABLE MEANS COAXIAL WITH THE TRACK AND INCLUDING (A) A PRESS WHEEL ARRANGED ECCENTRICALLY WITHIN THE TRACK FOR ORBITAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE ANNULUS AXIS SO THAT THE PERIPHERY OF THE WHEEL SUBSTANTIALLY ROLLS ON SAID TRACK; (IV) A FEED HOUSING HAVING (A) AN ANNULUAR WALL COAXIAL WITH THE ANNULUS AND EXTENDING FROM (A) AN OPEN DELIVERY END IN REGISTER WITH THE TRACK TO (B) A REMOTE END AWAY FROM THE TRACK, (C) SAID WALL HAVING A FEED OPENING SPACED AXIALLY FROM SAID TRACK FOR RECEIVING HAY AND THE LIKE; (V) MEANS COOPERATIVE WITH THE HOUSING FOR MOVING HAY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND AXIALLY ABOUT THE INTERIOR OF SAID ANNULAR WALL FOR DISCHARGE THROUGH SAID DELIVERY END TO THE TRACK IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL ADVANCE OF THE PRESS WHEEL, SAID MEANS INCLUDING (A) A CORE COAXIAL AND ROTATABLE WITH SAID ROTATABLE MEANS AND HAVING A DIAMETER LESS THAN THAT OF SAID ANNULAR WALL SO AS TO AFFORD (A) AN ANNULAR SPACE, AND (B) A HELICAL FLIGHT AFFIXED TO AND WOUND AROUND SAID CORE IN SAID ANNULAR SPACE TO ENGAGE HAY AND THE LIKE AND HAVING (A) A TERMINAL END (I) AT THE TRACK-PROXIMATE END OF SAID CORE AND (II) CIRCUMFERENTIALLY OFFSET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE CIRCLES OF THE CORE AND PRESS WHEEL BY AN ANGULAR AMOUNT OF BETWEEN 25* IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF THE CORE AND 5* IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.