Gregory Lee Sutton

US Patent:

6474226, Nov 5, 2002

Filed:

Feb 2, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/496830

Inventors:

Gregory Bryan Sutton - Jacksonville FL
Dennis E. Finegan - Green Cove Springs FL
Mark E. Lindsey - Jacksonville FL

Assignee:

LoadKing Manufacturing Co. - Jacksonville FL

International Classification:

B30B 1532

US Classification:

100 3, 100 34, 100218, 100255, 100295

Abstract:

A vertical baler includes a horizontally disposed floor plate having an arched surface for receiving material to be compacted thereon. A compression plate is mounted for reciprocating vertical movement with respect to the floor plate, and left and right hydraulic pistons carried outside the wall of the baler are operably attached between the floor plate and the compression plate for reciprocating the compression plate relative to the floor plate. Material placed between the arched floor plate and the compression plate is compacted and formed with an arched bottom surface for ease in sliding fork elements of a lift truck thereunder. Once compacted and tied, the bale is pushed from the compaction chamber by pusher tabs vertically extending from a rear edge of the floor plate which is operable for horizontal reciprocation causing biasing of the pusher tabs against the material in a horizontal pushing of the bale from the chamber onto an adjacent floor surface. To enhance formation of the bale having a desired arched bottom shape, struts are carried on a top surface of the floor plate for forming a depression within the bale formed during the compression of the material. Yet further shaping of the bale is provided by a pair of opposing struts extending along opposing edges of the compression plate, for providing enhanced compression of the material along lower opposing edge portions of the floor plate.

US Patent:

58196455, Oct 13, 1998

Filed:

Sep 18, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/933230

Inventors:

Gregory B. Sutton - Jacksonville FL

Assignee:

Load King Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Jacksonville FL

International Classification:

B30B 930
B30B 1516

US Classification:

100 53

Abstract:

A baler feed gate safety sequencing circuit which prevents successive operation of a compactor baler with the feed gate in the open position. The circuit requires the raising and lowering of the feed gate after each compaction cycle for operation of the baler ram, even if the gate limiting switch is rigged to provide an indication that the feed gate is closed when in reality it is open.