Appeal No. 2003-0588
Application 09/559,921
The bearing support of the first frame
component 27 on the axle 20 of the baler
10 permits vertical pivotal movement of
the wrapping implement 12 in order to
permit the implement to follow the
contour of the ground, with the support
wheel 40 [sic, 50] always remaining in
contact with the ground.
As for the auxiliary wheel (54), appellant
indicates in the paragraph bridging pages 4 and 5 of the
specification that
[d]uring the wrapping operation, that
is, when the bale wrapping implement 12
is loaded by a bale delivered by the
baler 10 after completion of the baling
process, the bale wrapping implement 12
may also become supported on the ground
by the auxiliary support wheel 54. Due
to the additional weight of the bale, the
auxiliary support wheel 54 can also
briefly come into contact with the
ground, for example, on soft ground,
since the frame 22 can deflect torsion-
ally in the region of its inherent
flexibility. The frame 22 can then be
supported on the ground by the auxiliary
wheel 54, in order to prevent excessing
twisting of the frame 22 and any ensuing
damage.
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