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Method and apparatus for producing bales of tobacco compressed between opposed boards with strapping applied about the boards with predetermined tension. Tobacco is compressed in a chamber at the bottom of a charger and then ejected in one direction along a horizontal plane directly between a pair o

Method and apparatus for producing bales of tobacco compressed between opposed boards with strapping applied about the boards with predetermined tension. Tobacco is compressed in a chamber at the bottom of a charger and then ejected in one direction along a horizontal plane directly between a pair of opposed boards which are then moved with the tobacco therebetween at right angles to said one direction to the strapping station. The tobacco and boards are constrained during movement to the strapping station to control the dimension and shape of the bale prior to strapping which can then be applied with predetermined tension to maintain dimensional control over the bale.

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A method of producing bales of loose compressible material such as tobacco, the steps comprising, compressing the material in a compression chamber, conveying individual upper and lower packing members for each bale having generally planar inside surfaces along upper and lower spaced generally horiz

A method of producing bales of loose compressible material such as tobacco, the steps comprising, compressing the material in a compression chamber, conveying individual upper and lower packing members for each bale having generally planar inside surfaces along upper and lower spaced generally horizontal and parallel paths to a compressed material receiving station, pushing the compressed material out of the chamber along a first path and directly to and between said opposed packing members and into direct engagement therewith at said receiving station, holding said members stationary and supporting them against movement away from each other under the pressure of the compressed material engaging the packing members, conveying the packing members with the compressed material therebetween to a strapping station while maintaining the support of the packing members to prevent movement away from each other, and then strapping the packing members with the material therebetween to a predetermined tension to form a bale, and wherein the method further includes the step of pushing the material against a stop surface after leaving the compression chamber and arriving between the packing members.