US 12,280,902 B2
Bale wrapping device and method of operation thereof
Thomas Joseph Hoffman, Sun Prairie, WI (US); Dana Eric Redman, Orfordville, WI (US); and William John Bassett, Brodhead, WI (US)
Assigned to KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Brodhead, WI (US)
Filed by KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Brodhead, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/645,038.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192335 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 11/00 (2006.01); A01F 25/14 (2006.01); B65B 41/12 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 11/008 (2013.01) [A01F 25/14 (2013.01); B65B 41/12 (2013.01); A01F 2025/142 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wrapping a bale by a bale wrapping device, the method comprising:
receiving a bale at a bale moving ramp device of the bale wrapping device;
moving the bale on the bale moving ramp device through a bale wrapping frame;
applying a breathable sheet of wrapping material on the bale to wrap the bale as the bale passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein a roller on the bale wrapping frame holds a roll of the breathable sheet of wrapping material;
receiving a bale at the bale moving ramp device, wherein the received bale is part of a row of bales; and
applying the breathable sheet of wrapping material on the row of bales continuously in a first orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the first orientation is along a length of the row of bales; and
applying a wrapping element on the row of bales continuously in a second orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the second orientation is different from the first orientation, and the second orientation is along a perimeter of the row of bales.