Patents by Inventor Cecil Leon Case

Cecil Leon Case has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5735199
    Abstract: A bale chamber 22 includes a pair of elongated top rails 72,74, a pair of elongated bottom rails 80,82, an elongated right siderail 80, an elongated left siderail 90, and a squeeze mechanism 24 positioned proximate the discharge end of the bale chamber 22 for symmetrically adjusting the cross-section size of the discharge opening by simultaneous movement of all the rails. The squeeze mechanism 24 includes a vertical squeeze assembly 92 for adjusting the vertical distance between the top and bottom rails 72,74,80,82 and a horizontal squeeze assembly 94 for adjusting the horizontal distance between the left and right siderails 88,90. Each squeeze assembly 92,94 includes a jaw-type lever assembly 96,116 surrounding its respective rails and a cylinder assembly 98,118 that selectively shifts its lever assembly 96,116 and its respective rails towards and away from one another near the discharge end of the bale chamber 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Hay & Forage Industries
    Inventors: Edward Wesley Esau, Cecil Leon Case