Appeal No. 96-4004
Application 08/342,603
best shown in Figures 1 and 3. As described by Cox,
the infeed conveyor 32 is operationally positioned
with the lower receiving end thereof disposed to
receive, conveyably elevate, and infeed material
from a silage wagon or the like, not shown, but
which would be moved into position along the side of
said machine 10 and displaced therewith during the
operational accomplishment of bag filling
operations. Thus, the loose infeed forage material
is delivered and directed into the hopper 42 by the
infeed conveyor . . . so that it is deposited to the
inside forward section of said hopper 42. The loose
infeed forage material to be processed by said
machine 10 is simultaneously and cooperatively
engaged by the vertically disposed laterally spaced
tine shaft assemblies 34 and 36 . . . so to
coactively engage cooperatively and compressively
urge feed material directionally and controllably
into and through the compression and forming chamber
40 of said machine 10 and into the delivery chamber
44 thereof for airtight compacted uniform sidewall
density self-supporting storage deposit of said feed
material into said bag 18 [column 6, lines 33
through 60].
The delivery chamber 44 includes a set of pivot panels
140 which define its effective cross-section. These panels
can be selectively positioned via inflatable bladders 136 to
vary the interdiction or retardation effect of the chamber so
as to control the density of the feed material passing
therethrough (see column 8, lines 42 through 60).
As conceded by the examiner (see page 4 in the answer),
the feed bagging machine and method disclosed by Cox do not
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