US3834141A
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Pick-up baler, sprayer and compactor combination
Assignee: Gebrueder Welger GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1973-01-17
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Granted: 1974-09-10
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Expires: 1993-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A pick-up baler for agricultural crops including means to pick up the crop and to direct the flow of the material from a pick-up device as a sheet over an intermediate conveyor into a bale chamber for spraying the picked-up swath with a liquid preserving agent, subsequently to which the swath is compressed.
Inventors
- 👤 H Sacht
- 👤 K Bracht
- 👤 H Strube
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:09
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01F; A01F15/00; A01F15/08; A01F15/0816; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S56/00; Y10S56/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A pick-up baler, sprayer and compactor of agricultural crops and the like materials, comprising: a pick-up means; an intermediate conveyor means with a transverse conveyor table means; a baling chamber; a sprayer means; said conveyor table means having a gap; said pick-up means including means to pick-up said materials and deposit them upon said intermediate conveyor; said intermediate conveyor including means to transfer said materials to said baling chamber; said sprayer means including: a first set of jet nozzles directed with their orifices from above against the path of said materials; a second set of jet nozzles including nozzles directed with their orifices from below the path of said materials to produce jets through said gap; and a source of a fluid to be sprayed with conduits connected to said first and second sets of jet nozzles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A pick-up baler, sprayer and compactor of agricultural crops and the like materials, comprising: a pick-up means; an intermediate conveyor means with a transverse conveyor table means; a baling chamber; a sprayer means; said conveyor table means having a gap; said pick-up means including means to pick-up said materials and deposit them upon said intermediate conveyor; said intermediate conveyor including means to transfer said materials to said baling chamber; said sprayer means including: a first set of jet nozzles directed with their orifices from above against the path of said materials; a second set of jet nozzles including nozzles directed with their orifices from below the path of said materials to produce jets through said gap; and a source of a fluid to be sprayed with conduits connected to said first and second sets of jet nozzles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said pick-up means including a pick-up table; said first set of nozzles arranged in a row above and in front of said pick-up means; the nozzles of said first set having orifices directed to produce overlapping jets to the rear toward said pick-up table.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
A pick-up baler, sprayer and compactor of agricultural crops and the like materials, as claimed in claim 1, said gap extending in the front portion of said conveyor table over the breadth thereof; said second set of nozzles spaced underneath the entire width of said gap to moisten the entire width of the said materials evenly as it passes over the said gap prior to its compaction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A pick-up baller as claimed in claim 1, said (conveyor including a) gap in said transverse conveyor table (with) being an open grid bottom; said (sprayer means) second set including nozzles with orifices directed underneath of the bottom of said grid upwardly to produce jets therethrough.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said intermediate conveyor means having a housing with the lower portion of its rear wall in the form of a grid; said sprayer means including nozzles, positioned behind said grid with their orifices directed forwardly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said pick-up means further comprising a pick-up table; an upwardly conveying additional pick-up part with means to throw the picked-up crop in an upward and falling trajectory upon said pick-up table; said sprayer means including spray nozzles with orifices directed into the trajectory of the crop from above and below.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 6, said pick-up means comprising: a tedder drum housing casing with a tedder drum positioned therein; said housing casing being provided with a gap; said sprayer means including upper nozzles arranged on said casing and lower nozzles arranged on the side of said housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said intermediate conveyor means having a conveyor housing with its loWer part forming a bottom; the lower part of the rear wall of said housing forming a wall grid; said second set of spray nozzles positioned under said bottom grid directed upwardly, and a third set of spray nozzles positioned behind said wall grid with their orifices directed forwardly.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
A pick-up baler, as claimed in claim 1, said pick-up means including a pick-up table; said pick-up means preceded by an additional pick-up part including an axle and a tedding drum housing carried on said axle; a tedding drum mounted within said housing; means to adjust the height of the drum; support wheels rolling over the ground to guide the tedder drum; a gap in the cover of said housing extending over its breadth; means in said teeder drum to throw the crop upon the pick-up table; said first set of jet nozzles with orifices directed upon the trajectory of said crop; a transverse tube under the trajectory of said crop with said second set of nozzles with orifices directed upwardly toward the trajectory of said crop.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a container for fluids connected with said sprayer means and means for pressurizing the container for forcing the fluid through the spraying nozzles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said sprayer means comprising a source of liquid spraying nozzles, and a source of compressed air with means to inject it into said liquid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
77 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said baling chamber being elongated in the direction of travel of the implement; said intermediate conveyor means mounted to the side of said baling chamber; said pick-up means positioned in front of said intermediate conveyor means; said baler further comprising: means to adjust the height of said pick-up means; guides forming at the top a pick-up table at their outlet; said pick-up table extending to the said conveyor table.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, in combination with a vehicle provided with an axle, said transverse conveyor table formed as an open grid of bars arranged with their broader sides vertically; said sprayer means including a plurality of spray nozzles arranged on said axle and provided with orifices directed upwardly.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said pick-up means comprising means to deliver said crop to said intermediate conveyor means in sheet form.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
A pick-up baler as claimed in claim 1, said pick-up means comprising a pick-up table and means to deliver said crop to said intermediate conveyor means in layer form; each nozzle of said first set of nozzles positioned with orifices directed toward the rear upon said pick-up means; said conveyor table means provided with said gap extending in the front thereof through its breadth.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-09-09 | 1978-03-11 | 1978-09-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-09-09 | 1982-03-11 | 1982-09-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-09-09 | 1986-03-11 | 1986-09-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |