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Apparatus for storing and baling newspapers is provided having an imperforate rectangular shelf supported by vertically-disposed legs which extend beyond the top side of the shelf to form an open-sided container for the stack of newspapers. The shelf top side has a longitudinally-extending groove an

Apparatus for storing and baling newspapers is provided having an imperforate rectangular shelf supported by vertically-disposed legs which extend beyond the top side of the shelf to form an open-sided container for the stack of newspapers. The shelf top side has a longitudinally-extending groove and three laterally-extending grooves which are adapted to receive a threading rod having a notch at one end thereof. With a stack of newspapers on the shelf, the end of the baling string is held in the notch and is pushed through the grooves, so that one longitudinal tie and either one, two, or three lateral ties may be made for each bale. The legs are secured to the shelf by self-locking connecting means. One of the legs is graduated with a vertically-extending scale expressing the height of the stack of newspapers in terms of the approximate weight of the stack. A magazine storage shelf, a holder for a roll of baling string and a peg for storing the threading rod are also provided.

대표청구항 ▼

Apparatus for storing and baling newspapers and the like comprising an elongated threading rod having a handle at one end thereof, and a notch at the other end thereof for holding one end of a length of baling string; a horizontally-disposed imperforate rectangular shelf for storing and baling newsp

Apparatus for storing and baling newspapers and the like comprising an elongated threading rod having a handle at one end thereof, and a notch at the other end thereof for holding one end of a length of baling string; a horizontally-disposed imperforate rectangular shelf for storing and baling newspapers and the like on the top side thereof, said shelf having longitudinally-extending groove means on said top side of the shelf extending the length of the shelf substantially along the center line thereof, and laterally-extending groove means on said top side of the shelf extending the width of the shelf substantially perpendicular to said longitudinally-extending groove means, each of said groove means having a cross-sectional area of sufficient size to permit said threading rod to be inserted in the groove means with a stack of newspapers and the like abutting the groove means; support legs disposed at the corners of said shelf, each of said legs being substantially perpendicular to the plane of said shelf and extending a distance above said top side of the shelf to form an open-sided container for receiving a stack of newspapers and the like, each of said legs having first and second vertically-disposed sections which are perpendicular to each other and abut the corner of the shelf associated therewith; and connecting means for connecting each of said legs to said shelf, the connecting means for each leg comprising a downwardly-extending male member on the bottom side of the corner of the shelf associated therewith, said male member having two vertically-disposed sections which are perpendicular to each other, and an upwardly-extending female member on the sections of the leg associated therewith, said female member having two vertically-disposed pockets which are perpendicular to each other and adapted to receive the sections of said male member therein, whereby newspapers and the like may be stored on said top side of the shelf and tied into a bale with baling string passed through said groove means with said threading rod.