Opposed box baling press

Claim 1

A baling press for forming bales of fibrous material, comprising: a receptacle having a discharge end; infeed means on said receptacle for feeding fibrous material therethrough; ;p1 a ram follow block assembly including a follow block disposed coaxially to said receptacle and being initially located adjacent said discharge end; reciprocable tramping means on said receptacle including a tramper head axially movable toward and away from said discharge end at a uniform stroke for forming a pre-packed bale of the fibrous material against said follow block; at least one axial extension provided on said tramper head; means associated with said follower block assembly for effecting incremental movement thereof away from said discharge end in response to an increasing pre-packed bale size formed against said follow block; a gate shiftable from a position between said discharge end and said follow block to a position away therefrom for respectively closing and opening said discharge end, openings provided in said gate facilitating the closing of said discharge end as said extensions protrude therethrough beyond said dicharge end; further means associated with said follow block assembly for moving said follow block toward said discharge end so that, with said gate closed over said discharge end, the pre-packed bale is compressed against said gate into a finally compressed bale.