Foliage compactor

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2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Nguyen, Jimmy T. (Department: 3725)

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C100S01900R, C100S100000, C100S102000, C100S178000, C100S215000, C100S242000, C100S245000, C100S269010

Reexamination Certificate

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07350459

ABSTRACT:
An organic foliage compactor for compacting organic foliage into a bale is disclosed. The compactor includes a compactor frame and a compacting tube coupled to the compactor frame. The compacting tube includes a first end, a second end and a housing that defines an interior passage extending between the first end and the second end through which the organic foliage is urged to compact the organic foliage. A feed tube to which the organic foliage is to be introduced is in communication with the compacting tube. A driver provides an urging force to be imparted on organic foliage introduced to the feed tube, and a platen is operatively coupled to the driver for urging organic foliage introduced to the feed tube into the compacting tube where it is compacted as the organic foliage progresses through the interior passage defined by the housing between the first end and the second end of the compacting tube as a substantially steady-state process. A control device is also included to control a direction in which the platen travels relative to the compacting tube.

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