US3380221A - Bale packaging - Google Patents

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US3380221A
US3380221A US528568A US52856866A US3380221A US 3380221 A US3380221 A US 3380221A US 528568 A US528568 A US 528568A US 52856866 A US52856866 A US 52856866A US 3380221 A US3380221 A US 3380221A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B27/00—Bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band; Baling fibrous material, e.g. peat, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B27/12—Baling or bundling compressible fibrous material, e.g. peat
    • B65B27/125—Baling or bundling compressible fibrous material, e.g. peat and wrapping or bagging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/02—Arrangements of flexible binders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles

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  • This invention relates to the packaging of fibrous bales composed of cotton or similar textile fibers, and more particularly, the invention is concerned with the fastening of end caps onto the unwrapped end faces of a precornpressed fibrous bale.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a process for packaging a compressed fibrous bale such that the end caps in the form of a flexible wrapping material can be securely fastened to the open ends of a previously longitudinally wrapped bale.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a novel process for packaging the compressed fibrous bale in which it is possible to follow the conventional procedure of longitudinally wrapping and compressing the fibrous bale in a bale press and the end caps can then be fastened after removal of the bale from the press in a rapid and economical manner.
  • Yet another object is to provide a bale package which has been produced according to the process of the invention, whereby the fibrous bale is completely enclosed by a thin, flexible wrapping material.
  • a second endless band is then applied over the edges of each end cap around the lateral circumference of the bale to fit snugly thereon without compressing the bale.
  • each of the outermost first endless fastening bands is then detached so as to release the bale from its compressed state under these initial bands, whereby the resulting expansion of the longitudinal surfaces of the bale adjacent its two ends will clamp the end cap edges between the second endless bands and the wrapped bale.
  • FIG. 1 is an illustration in perspective of a longitudinally wrapped fibrous bale between the stamping plates of a bale press, wherein the first compression bands have been applied to the fibrous bale;
  • FIG. 2 is an illustration in perspective of the fibrous bale after it has been removed from the bale press but prior to covering the faces thereof with caps;
  • FIG. 3 is an illustration in perspective of the upper portion of the fibrous bale with a cap positioned thereon and fastened by a second endless band after having removed one of the previously applied bands.
  • the fibrous bale 1 is exposed on its open end faces 2 and has its longitudinal surfaces 3 wrapped with a suitable flexible Wrapping material.
  • the longitudinally wrapped fibrous bale is compressed in a conventional manner by the upper and lower plates 4 of the bale press, and the bale is strapped with a plurality of at least four and preferably five or more cross-bands 5 and 6 which are locked in place by any conventional locking device so as to hold the bale under compression after it is removed from the bale press.
  • This first series of longitudinally disposed endless fastening bands are placed under a relatively high tension by the compressed bale and form grooves or indentations around the lateral circumference of the bale.
  • the intermediate fastening bands 5 are conventional in their construction and are formed so as to provide a relatively permanent strapping around the bale.
  • the two outermost fastening bands 6 near the open faces of the bale should be in the form of relatively thin or narrow detachable bands or wires, and they are preferably positioned such that they will not later be covered by the edges of the end caps.
  • these detachable bands or wires 6 can be made so as to be easily cut or severed for removal.
  • bands 6 which are fastened in the form of a ring or strap around the bale by suitably detachable clasps, thereby making it possible to use the same band any number of times in the packaging process.
  • the bands 6, which are to be later removed so that they possess a lateral circumference which is somewhat shorter than the remaining cross-bands and so that the bale is placed under somewhat greater tension adjacent its open ends. Then, in spite of the loss of tension resulting from the removal of these bands 6, a second set of bands So as well as the remaining cross-bands 5 will have about the same tension in all cases.
  • the outermost detachable bands 6 have about the same length as the intermediate cross bands 5 and all of the bands are contracted together in the bale press with the same tension, then the tension of the subsequently applied cross-bands 5a, which are appliedaccording to the invention outside of the pressed material and around the bale over the edges of the caps, will be less than the intermediate cross-bands 5.
  • the compressed bale is first removed from the bale press with the outermost detachable bands 6 positioned a short distance from the open end faces of the bale.
  • the end cap 7 composed of a suitable thin, flexible, wrapping material is then placed over the end face of the bale with the edges of the material smoothed down to extend inwardly along the longitudinal surfaces of the bale.
  • the second cross-band 5a is then applied around the edges of the cap 7 so as to fit firmly or snugly on the bale, preferably in a position around the lateral circumference of the bale which is alongside of the detachable band 6 but toward the end of the bale.
  • the bands 6 are then cut or otherwise detached so as to partly release the circumferential surface of the bale thereunder from compression and expanding the bale to clamp the cap 7 tightly in place.
  • the novel and essential feature of the process according to the invention resides in the fact that one must use as a fastening means for the outermost portions of the compressed bale two narrow flat bands or thin wires which can be easily cut or detached and which can thus be exchanged for normal cross-bands which tightly enclose and hold the edges of the caps.
  • the two outer, temporary cross-bands 6 serve as a bale strapping only until the outer ends of the fibrous bale are covered with caps and cross-bands of normal width and strength have been applied down over the end of the bale and around the edges of the caps up to the first ridge formed by the outer grooves.
  • each of the individual bands or wires will depend to a large extent upon the particular fibrous material being packaged and the forces of compression which are apt to be involved. For this reason, one cannot specify the exact size, shape, strength, etc. of the individual bands other than to point out that they must all possess sufiicient strength to initially hold the bale under compression, including the detachable bands 6. Otherwise, these bands Ill) can be made of any suitable material previously known for this purpose, e.g. metal bands or wires or even straps of a synthet c material such as a nylon cord or strap.
  • a process for packaging a compressed fibrous bale which comprises: applying a plurality of first endless fastening bands in locked position around the lateral circurnference of a compressed and longitudinally wrapped fibrous bale, said bands holding said bale under compression and the two outermost bands adjacent the outer open ends of the bale being detachable therefrom; covering each open end face of said bale with an end cap in the form of a flexible wrapping material with its edges extending inwardly along the longitudinal surfaces of the bale; applying a second endless band over the edges of each end cap around the lateral circumfe ence of the bale to fit snugly thereon without compressing the bale; and detaching each of said outermost first endless fastening, bands whereby the resulting expansion of the longitudinal surfaces of the bale adjacent its two ends clamps said end cap edges between said second endless band and the wrapped bale.

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US4208856A (en) * 1973-12-26 1980-06-24 Allied Products Corp. Field to cotton gin handling and storage systems
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US20070035058A1 (en) * 2005-07-06 2007-02-15 Ogle Steven E Method for relofting a nonwoven fiber batt
US20100162667A1 (en) * 2005-08-16 2010-07-01 Gray William R System for Metering a Length of Duct from a Flexible Container Retaining the Duct in a longitudinally Compressed State

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US1344785A (en) * 1918-07-06 1920-06-29 Edward H Angier Baling
US2199114A (en) * 1937-11-13 1940-04-30 Rosenberg Joseph Method of packing leaf tobacco
US2425301A (en) * 1942-10-19 1947-08-12 Mead Corp Packaging and method and means for forming the same

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US2199114A (en) * 1937-11-13 1940-04-30 Rosenberg Joseph Method of packing leaf tobacco
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US4208856A (en) * 1973-12-26 1980-06-24 Allied Products Corp. Field to cotton gin handling and storage systems
WO2002081335A1 (en) * 2001-04-06 2002-10-17 Zohar, Daphne, Elmaleh Compact packaging for garments made from delicate materials
US6802418B2 (en) * 2001-04-06 2004-10-12 Daphne Elmaleh Zohar Compact packaging for garments made from delicate materials
US20050005578A1 (en) * 2001-04-06 2005-01-13 Leon Atkinson Compact packaging for garments made from delicate materials
US6981356B2 (en) 2001-04-06 2006-01-03 Leon Atkinson Compact packaging for garments made from delicate materials
US20070035058A1 (en) * 2005-07-06 2007-02-15 Ogle Steven E Method for relofting a nonwoven fiber batt
US20100162667A1 (en) * 2005-08-16 2010-07-01 Gray William R System for Metering a Length of Duct from a Flexible Container Retaining the Duct in a longitudinally Compressed State
US7950203B2 (en) * 2005-08-16 2011-05-31 Gray William R System for metering a length of duct from a flexible container retaining the duct in a longitudinally compressed state
US20110197772A1 (en) * 2005-08-16 2011-08-18 Gray William R System for Metering a Length of Duct from a Flexible Container Retaining the Duct in a Longitudinally Compressed State
US8434287B2 (en) 2005-08-16 2013-05-07 William R. Gray Method for metering a length of duct from a flexible container retaining the duct in a longitudinally compressed state
US8534030B2 (en) * 2005-08-16 2013-09-17 William R. Gray Method for metering a length of duct from a flexible container retaining the duct in a longitudinally compressed state

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