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Abstract

A bale disintegrating apparatus provides a cutter having a plurality of blades extending outwardly from an axis directed generally towards the bale with such knives being rotated about the axis for cutting the fibrous material at a face of the bale. A spider rotates about an axis generally directed towards the bale while one or more of the cutters are mounted to the spider for rotation at axes spaced from the spider axis and cut along the face of the bale. A quill is mounted upon the rotary shaft of the spider and is coupled to operate a cutter at a speed substantially different than the spider speed. The cutter is angularly oriented with respect to the spider while the spider is angularly spaced from a plane normal to the relative movement direction between the bale and the cutting assembly. A chamber surrounds the cutting assembly and a discharge conveyer while constricting panels confine the bale to be properly addressed to the cutting assembly. The length of cut is selectively varied by regulating the speed of relative movement between the bale and the cutting assembly, the angular speed of the spider, and the spacing between knives on the cutter. A bale lift functions with a control sensing the conveyor position for coordinated operation. A series of manually operable trip cord activated power disconnects function to de-energize the bale carrying conveyor and the cutting assembly for safe operation.

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