Claims
- 1. A material bagging machine, comprising:a mobile frame having rearward and forward ends; a material receiving means on said mobile frame; a material packing means on said mobile frame in communication with said material receiving means; a rearwardly extending material forming means in communication with said material packing means; said material forming means including first and second forming members having rearward and forward ends, inner and outer sides; and upper and lower ends; said inner sides of said first and second forming members being operatively hingedly connected to said mobile frame at their forward ends; said first and second forming members being selectively movable between operative and reduced width positions so that the distance between said lower outer ends of said first and second forming members may be selectively reduced when said first and second forming members are moved from their operative positions to their reduced width positions; said first and second forming members being hingedly connected together at their said forward ends.
- 2. The machine of claim 1 wherein the hinge connection between said first and second forming members is substantially vertically disposed.
- 3. The machine of claim 1 wherein the hinge connection between said first and second forming members comprises at least upper and lower hinges.
- 4. The machine of claim 3 wherein said upper hinge is positioned substantially directly above said lower hinge.
- 5. The machine of claim 1 wherein a shroud member extends over said upper ends of said first and second forming members.
- 6. The machine of claim 1 further including a substantially vertically disposed face plate and wherein said first and second forming members are hingedly secured to said face plate.
- 7. The machine of claim 6 wherein said forward ends of said first and second forming members engage said face plate when said first and second forming members are in their said operative position.
- 8. The machine of claim 1 wherein said mobile frame has a substantially vertically disposed wall positioned forwardly of said first and second forming members and wherein said forward ends of said first and second forming members engage said wall when in their said operative position.
- 9. The machine of claim 1 wherein a foldable panel extends between said upper ends of said first and second forming members.
- 10. The machine of claim 9 wherein said panel is flexible.
- 11. The machine of claim 9 wherein said panel is hingedly secured to said tunnel halves.
- 12. The machine of claim 11 wherein said panel comprises at least a pair of panel members hingedly secured together.
- 13. The machine of claim 1 wherein a closure extends between said upper ends of said first and second forming members.
- 14. A material bagging machine, comprising:a mobile frame having rearward and forward ends; a material receiving means on said mobile frame; a material packing means on said mobile frame in communication with said material receiving means; a rearwardly extending material forming means in communication with said material packing means; said material forming means including first and second forming members having rearward and forward ends, inner and outer sides; and upper and lower ends; said first and second forming members being operatively hingedly connected to said mobile frame at their forward ends; each of said first and second forming members being hingedly connected to said mobile frame about substantially vertical axes; said first and second forming members being selectively movable between operative and reduced width positions so that the distance between said lower outer ends of said first and second forming members may be selectively reduced when said first and second forming members are moved from their operative positions to their reduced width positions.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part application of Petitioner's earlier application Ser. No. 10/264,161 filed Oct. 3, 2002, entitled A BAGGING MACHINE HAVING A COLLAPSIBLE TUNNEL.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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10/264161 |
Oct 2002 |
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10/350680 |
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