-therein. It will be noted that the ends of these top plates 60 do not extend, the full l@ngth of the guide ways. but stop short thereof @or the purpose of allowing the clamp bar to be ti,ipped to diseiigaoe the pin 51 from tl)e sprocket chain 52. This i-S done e,.ther mantiallv, or by the chair portion 42 contictiiig Nvitli an a(Ijustable stop 62. Brackets 63 ai-e secured to the outer faces of eieli of the channels 3i- which serve the 10 purpose of trotighs for receiving the bundle at either side.of the machine ,iftei- it has been spiralli, wrapped with wire and it is then rlesire@i to secui-e the bi,irlap to the straiglit 1,5 ends of the btin(Ile of bale ties. A receii,in(r table 64 is located in loncittidinal aligiimeiit witli the wrapping mechanism but on the opposite end to that of the feeding device, liai,ing a built-iip base portioii witli 20 supportin(r stindai-ds 65 motinted thereon having trziigli shaped lieids 66 adapted to receive the btindle of bale ties from the bale tie inachine ivhere it is inspected, the ciids evened up and the burlap attached to the loop 2,5 end of tlle bundle before it is inserted in the pipe i-) of the - wrapping niechanism. The operation of my (levice is as follows: A biindle of I)ale ties' usually two hundred and fifty in ni-imber are tal@en from the bale 30 tie m@ic@iiie aiid placed on the trotigh shaped heads (i6 of the standards 65 which are mounted on the receiving table 64 in parallel i,elation with the loop ends at the forward end of the biiiidle and the straight ends at thc35 rear end of tlle same. In this osition the bale ties are iiispected and the eny's evenecl up and the loop end covered witli burlap and seCL,@red tliereto as iiidicatd in Fig. 12. The operatoi, tilen grasps the shroud 15 of the gear 40 14 aiid i-otat'es 'he ttibular shaft 11 tintil tlie, slot 12 register,@4 witli the slot 6 in pipe 5 the clitielc being open the btiiidle is then inserte-d iii the pipe -) with the but-lapped end extendinty sliglitly beyoiid the forward end of the 45 pipe. The end of a spool of w, ire is then attached thereto, said eiid beintbreaded throii(,@h the eye ID.of a pin 20 and theii wi-,ipped oiie or inore tiirns arotizid- the Iiiii-lapped end of the buiidle and the eiid secilred to the bodv of the wire as indic@qted in Fig. 13. This @i'rapped end of @tlie b@,iiiclle is then inserted in the (,hair portion 42 of the clanip bar 40 wbere it is, sectii-(-,Iv hel(I therein b3- nieans of the lever .43 witli the j)]'ii 51 of the claml) I)ar ed-agiii- the sprocl@@@t cha;n ,-)2. The Iiin@_,e(I portion 2,,-) of tli-,, clitielc is then closed-with the ilITI(@l' face (f tlle cliiiel@: en,-a(,,,in(,,, tlle I)iiiidic.- 'Lo preveiit it from rot,,tin(- in tl,@,e pil)e 5 tii(I tl)p cover 8 being tiirned to coN-(,r tli,,@ slot iTi t]-io pipe @) aiid preveiit sti,ti- b,,ile t;(,.@ fi-oill esc,,Ipill,r tliroti-I ti-ie,,qlot C). The, ol)er,itor then st-,ii-ts botli iiiotoi-s li' aiil r)9 1),v nie,iiis of a sin(,Ie s@viteli C)i-. Tlic, motoi;@i rotatill(y the ivlieels ind 54 ii,(l zn 1,848,264 3 chain 52@ which advances the clamp bar 40 anO. bundle bv means of the pin 51 P-ngaging the cliain iiid at the s-@ime tilne the ).-Rotor 11' bv nieans of the pinion 16 en(,agiiiz ,@elir 14 N@ith the spool motiiited ther-eon-, 'w-rqps the 10 wire spirally arotind theblilicile. Lirt-,l itnear'lv ieaches the opposi'Le or strail,:ht ends of the buildle of bale ties at wi,,ich pol'nt the clamp 1,)ar is trippeet bi7 raisin-a the piii 51 out ',)f enfra( renient witl@tlie spr@cket cliain .52 tbere- 75 @-- n by stoppin(y the forward niovemeiit (-)f tlle biiiicll e and leiviiig it in a stitionar@y position. Tlie, o-ear 14 'iloivever is ,illoN,-ecl to rotate tkvo oi, ti@@ee revoltitions tliereby gii,ing ,).s niariy tib@,,I it Nvi,aps at this end of t@e btindle., after 8( t is is done the'l-notors are stopl)ed the wire etit off ar@(I seciirel3@ tied as indicated in Fil-. 14 of tl)e driwings. The cl,,ini g lever 43 and 'L'he bin(yed porpir' Z-- tion 25 of the cliiiek are then released at-id 85 the btinrlle taken out of the machirie apd I)Iace d on the bT-ack(@ts 63 on one side of the f eedinl,, nieclianisni and burlap seciire(I to the rear strai-lit ends ol' the bale ties as indicate(I in Fi(y. 15. 00 Ir, it will I)e noterl that after the T-shaped heid I)ortion 49 of the clamp bar 40 is a(]- v,- tnced bevond the end of the top plate 60 of the giilde wavs it can be trij)pcd at iny tiiiie eitl)er bi- , rqisin- the T-sh,,ii)ed li(,@id 95 ins I)ortio n 49 m,)nuiilli, bi, ine, of the liandle, oi@ bv nie,,iris of I siop-62 idapted to eittr,,(rc@ the 'le- of the cliair portion 42. after' @e' claiiip 1)@ir 40 lias advanced the btindle to the desiied I)Oillt. 100 It - w-ill be uncierstood tllat at the end of eacli wi-appin@-Y operation the clamp bar 40 is tal@e n oiit of tt@e ma(,hiiie I)v h,,ind after it his Leen trippe(i aiid ipserted'in tlle C'Ilide way at the opposite end tliereof as will be cleay-ly 105 iin(lers tood bv referi-in(,- to Fi,(_'@. 1. 4 and 10 of the drawing@s. Altl ioii(,,I-i I'li,,tve slio-wii and ilescribe(i D)v iiiirezit ion in consid(,r,,ible (letail. I do not wisii to I)e liniited to the exict ln(I specific detailq 110 shown and des(,i,ibe(l, bitt mav use silch s',Ibstitiitions, modificitions @)i, eqtiivaleiits tliei@eof as ait'embracecl ivithin the scode of mv inv(,ntion , or is po'nted oi,it in tl!e liavin( r tbtis desci-ibe(I in)- ini-ontion wh@-it 115 I cla-n-i 'a"nd desire to socur . e bv lettc-rs Patent is: 1. Inabtindlewrappiii(,jii,,ic@iiii(,,conil)risiiig wraplill(l, meelianisni. a eliiiii,)inc,, '@),ir Itii-ing a ei'll@lpiiicy len-er for lios'l@LiN-elA- Iiol,,I- 120 iiig the biin(Ile rotatio-@i. ii,.(i for clarDI)iii- tie fori8,,,ir(i en(I of the Ltizi(Ile, attielied to tl-@e fol- fee(lin(, tli(" claiiil)iiio, b,,r foi@w.@tril tlie (@pei,,,itioii, iii(,@iiis 12,5 @vr.)pl)ii i- aii(I in,,aii,, iiiclepeii(leiit of tlte A@-i,a,,)piii(, foithe feed;lii'a meeliiiii,,iii. 2. TI, nl@ 11 1.10

4 1,848,254 rally winding a strand around the bundle, a clamping bar, clamping meelianism on the claml)ing bar for surroundin(i and clampin(y the end of the btindle, feectiiig mechanisil@'i d adapted to engage and fee(I tlle clampinr m bar forward duriiig the wrapl)ing operation, and ineans for aiitomatically stopping the feeding mecliaiiism independent of the wrapping niechanis-iii. '10 3. In a btindle -,vrap.i,).ing inacliine, -svi-appiiig mechanism comprisin" a pipe f or receiving the bundle, a tubiilar nsliaft mounted on the P' a gear carried by the ttibular sli,,if t lpel wrapping mgterial carried by the gear, a Is feeding device for tl-ie bundle, means on the feeding device for engaoing the biindle ind feedin@, it forwitrd dtiri@g the wrapl,)ingoperation, aiid means for automatic,,il.lv stopping the feeding (levice diirintyl the w@apping 20 operation. 4. In a hundl.e wrappin(r machine, wrapping mechanism comprisingr a slotted @ipe f or reiceiving the bundle, a tubular shaft mountd on the pipe having a slot a(l C-1 to re(y e apto " -is25 ter with the slot formed in the @ear carried by the tubiilar- shaft, a spool png mater.ial mounted on the geai- a to seciired to one end of the biind ns for rotating the gear whei-ebv the wrappin 9 30 material is woiind spirally aroiind. the bulldle@ a feedin,7 d.evice adapted to eno-acre ind advance the bundle diiring the wrapping operation and mea-ns for controlling the fe@ed5 l@g mechanism independent of the wrap36 ping mechanis7n. 5. In a buiidle wrapping machine, wrapping mechanism comprising a base frame a slotted pipe ri--idIN- secured tbereto for receivinly the biindle,% , a ebue'lc seei-ired to the pipe 60 fo@ gril)ping tlie',,@,uiidle to prevent rotation, a ttibular shaft mounted on the pipe having a r5lot adapted to register -with the slot forin(. -d in the pipe, a gear carried by the tubul,,tr shaft having an enlargecl opening formed therein in line with rind. connected to the slot in the tubtilar shaft', a spool of wrapping material being moiinted on the side f ace of the gear the end of which is adapted to be Eecured to the btiiidle, 9, feedina device 50 for advancing the bundle, mes@ns@ for ro.tat-. ing the gear whereby the wrapping material is wound spirally around the bundle, means for operating the wrappiiig nieclianism find 55 feeding device simultaneously, and nicaiis for controlling the feeding device independent of the wrapping mechanism. 6. In a bundle wrapping machine, COM6o with means adapted to surrc,7Lind and grip the forwa'rd end of the bundle, means attac.@e(I to the clamp bar for feeding the bundle forward, and a wrapping rnechanism for spirally winding a strand around the bi-indle, froin 63 end to end duiing the feeding operation, siid stra nd adapted to have its ends secured to the bundle. 7. In a bundle wrapping machine, comprising ft feeding device having a. clamp bar mounted in a guideway adapied to grip th 0 c 7 bundle, mechanism attacbed to the clamp baifor feeding the btindle forward, wrapping niechanism-having means tidapted to edgage the bundle to prevent rotation ind for spirally windn a strand around the btindle from ' g end to end during the feeding 0 rati , said strand adapted to bave its en secured to the bundle, and means for operatilng the wrflpl)ing mechanism' and feeding device Simultaneously an,,l independently of each 80 other. In a bundle wrapping macliine, comprl,,@iiig a @feeding device having a clamp bar with niearis adapted to surround and grip the f orward end of the bundle, means attached to tlie, clamp bar for f eedin- t.he bu-@ldle forwa,rd, wrapping mechani,,nm having ryicans a(lapte,d to engage the biindle to pre, wra piiig material. carried bv i-ent rotation. p tlle wra . i(y mechanism adtipted to be PPII @, attached to the blID(Ile and then spirally wound around the biiiidle from end to end during the feeding operation, means for operatinthe wrqpping meclianism and feedincr device @ - I sinitiltaiie,ousl3,, and means for stopping tb(' feeding. device in advance of the wrappina mechanisni. 9. In a btindle wrappin g 'achine, wrap , . m ping mechanism comprising a slotted pipe adapted to, receive the bundle to be wrappecl, a chiiek secured to the pipe to hold the biindle a(raiiist rotation, a tubtilar !Iiaft motinted on the pipe having a slot acla,pted to re-ist,@r witli the slot formed in the I)i e, a gear c@@irried by the tiibular sb @of wrap@i @n --- -a-- T@the gear said -.-materialbein(rmounte o .,-rapping materia? adapted to be secured to oric end of the bundle, a feedin device hav9 ineans for gripping the, bundle and feed 1, forward., mean.-, for rotating the gear the.wrapping material is woiind spirilly arouii(I the bundle during the feed' a,tion, Ftnd means for controlling the T,,,gdoi,p r nd wrftpping m 10. i device R echanisiu. n a bundle wrapping machine, wrap,,n mechanis m coml)risin g a slotted pipe p c g I a apted to receive the bundle to be wrapped, achtick secured to the forward end of the pipe for holdiiig the bundle against rotation, a tubular shaft mouiited on the pipe having ft slo-L@ aci.apted to register with the slot I formed in the pipe, a movable cover for the slot in the pipe, a gear carried b3, the tubuattaclied to the gear, a spindle attached. to 4L.he face of the kear, aspool of wrapping material being inounted on the spindle. -,aid wrapping material being threaded throu,-h the eye of the pin and attaclied to one enci of the biindle, a feeding device h'aving means prising a feeding device ha-iring a clamp bai,, . lar sliaft, a pin havin(,, an eye forined therein

I s4r,,Ps4 for grlpd'mg the forward end of the bundle a: d@it forward, means.-for rotating the gear whereby the wrappi:,ag mat,-,rial i@s ,wound spirally around the bundle during the feeding operation, and mearts for controll'mg the feeding device and wrapping meelianisni. 11. In a bundle wral@ping machine, wrappirig me6hanism comprising a base frarne, a slotted pipe rigidly secured thereto adapted 10 to receive the bundle to be wrapp -od, a chuck having a hinged section secured in the for-@ ward end of the pipe for holding the bundle against rotation, a tubular shaft inounted on the pipe and j'ournaled in bearin,-s secured 15 to-the base frame a slot formed in the tubular shaft adapte@d to register with the slot formed in the pipe, a - Tnovable cover for the slot in the pipe, a gear carried at the forward end of the tubular shaft, a pin haviii 9 20 an eye formed therein attached to the side face of the gear, a. spindle attaclied to the gear opposite the pin, a spool of wire being MO-Linted on the spindle, the end of said wire being adapted to be threaded through the 25 eie of the of t 3 bundle, ns for grippin ndle and feed it the geolr whereby the wire is wra sp Ily 30 around the bundle during the g operation, and means for controlli feeding device and wrapping i,,iechanisn,.. 12. Ir@ a bundle wrapping machine, wrappi@-ig mechaism having means adapted for 35 spirally ivindink a strand around the bundle to be wrapped, a feeding device for the bun@le duriiig the wrappino, operation comprisr 112@, a clamp bar mount@d in a ouide way, a gripping device carried by the clamp bar for 40 ),aoingthebundl tobewrapped meansfor en@, e 1 enia@ing the ciamp bar and feeding it for. ward, mearis for operatin- the feeding mechanism, and means for automatically dis@ enc,aging the clamp bar from the feeding 45 mechanism. 13. Ip- a but-idle wrappi@-ig machine, wrapping mechanism having means aclapted for spirally winding a strand around the bundle to be wrapped, a feeding device for the bun50 dle d the wrapping operation con-lprisuri"'r ing a base frame, a guide way mounted thereoni a clamp bar mounted to slide in the -@v-ay, a C,,rip7ping device carried by the e'lamp bar for en(ya(rin- the bundle to be wrapped, ro55 tary ilea-ns -for ejiga--in(r the clamp bar aiid feeding it forward, m@ans for dT-,iviDg 'he rotary feeding mechanism, aiid fL stop for engaging the clamp bar f I or automatically disengaging the clamp bar from the fep-cl,- 60 ing mechanism. 14. In a bundle wrapping m,%chine, wrapping mechanism having means adapted for spirally windijig,,i strand aroiind the bundle to b-, wrapped, .t fee(-ling device for the 0'5 bujidle duriiig the wrapping operation comprising a base frame, spaced channels mounted thereoh guide ways mbunted on the channel@, sproc@et wheels journaled near each end of ihe channels, a chain connecting the s icket wlieels, a clamp, bar mounted to . . Id vice carried s in the ways, a grppng e b clarnp-bar for engaging the btindle to be p ed, a projection carried by the clamp p bar normaliy engaging the sprocket chain@ 6ans for-drivino, the sprocket wheels and chain, and means for disengaging the projection from the chain. -15. In a bundle wrapping machine, wrapping mechanism having means adapted for spirahy windinc,,@ a strand around the bundle to be wrapped, a feecling device for the 80 bundle during the wrapping operation compi@isino, a ba,--e fra.Tne, spaced channels -ro-olinted the@eon guide ways mounted on the chaliiiels, sproclet wheels jouriialed near each end I of the ebannels, a chain connecting tne sprocket wheels adapted to travel betweeii the channels and the guide ways, a clamp bar liaving a head adapted to slide in the guide ways, a gripping device carried by the clamp bar for engaging the bundle to be wrapped, a. projection carried by the head of the clam p bar for normally engaging the sprocket cliain, a -motor for rotating the sprocket; wheels and chain, and a handle on the clamp by meaus of which the projection on the clamp bar may be disenga-ed from the chair[. 16. In a bundle wrapping machine, wrappin- mechanism having means adapted for spii'ally w.inding a strand around the biindle to be wrapped, a feeding device for ttie 100 bundle duzi-@i(-r the wrapping operation comprising a base fraine, spaced chaiinels mounted thereon, guide ways mounted on the chavnels, a top cover plate for the guide wa 105 b-topDi@-ig short of the forward ends of t guide ways, a. cut away portion formed near tlis rear ends oTthe cover plates, a sprocket wheel jouriialed near each end of the chan-nels, a chain connecting the sprocket wheels 110 adapted to travel in a line between the spaced channels anal the gu'ldie wg,ys, a clam? bar haviiag a T-shaped head adapted to e inserted between the cut away p?rtions and to slide ip- the guid.eways, a rippin idevice cprried by the clarnp bar for hol ing the - .forward end o'L the bundle to be wrapped, a projectip,- pin carried by the head of the clamp ba@- @4or normally engaging +@he sT)ro(@ket chain, a motor for rotating the 1213 sl)"Ocket wheels and chain, and a han(fle on the elqmp by means of whicli the projecting pin on. the clamp bar may be disengaged from t-he ebt3,in and the clamp bar transferred to the oppos-ite eDd of the guide way and in- 12r, ser@1ed betwon the cut away portion of the cover plate. I.. In i. bti-ndle wrapping inachine, wrap. pin- meelianism comprising ineaus for holding ti'le bundle agairst rotation but allowing 13a

6 1,848,254 longitudinal movement therethrough, means for feeding the bundle forward during the a . g operation, means for spirauy lj'n a strand around the bundle iluring 'i )eration, and means for sto wr win the fee ing ol pij)g the feeding operation in advance of trio wrapping mechanism. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. 10 CARL E. JOHNSON. 20 25 30 85 40 45 50 55 60 65

i-atent,@d Mari, 8@@ 1932 UNITED @STATES 'PATENT @@OFFICE CARL R :OHNSON OF SPAWWWS P(INT, NARTLA". A GNOIL TO,BZTW.MNN STEM' 'COMPANY WR&PPING XACHME FOU'RAT @T33M AppHeatlon filed October 0, 1020. - Serial so. $10im; My invention relates to, WI-4ppi . ai - - iuac ines h' aiid. to the' coinmercial packak@ or bundle formed thereby, and is more particula@ly adapted for use in relation to wrapping wire bale ties of w-ell known -iy@6 having an eye or ur apped end of. the bundle -and then win4 it b I spirall-,V aiid continuously. around the bundle until ii reabhes nearly to thia op ite end of, POS the bundle where it@ is -given two or more tight wraps around the bundle and cut off loop foi,n-ied @at one, end while the opposite . and then the end tied securely thereto. eiid of @the tie is lef . t straiglit, althoujfi it is then eciver this opposite end of the bundle with burlap and attach it thereto in the usual@ manner. The bundle is then r6ady for shipment. 6 0 Having thus - aiven a gen6ral descriptio n of mv invention 'I will n order to@make OW the @ame rpore Clear, ref@.r toithe accompanyin three sheets of drawiiigs, in which like c ear@acters of reference indidate like parts: Fig. 1 is a tbp plan view of my improved INTrckPping machine; Fig. 2 is a front elevation irtistrating the position of the bundle at, the b4nning of the, wrapping operation , rflechanism, the figure being, taken. on the '@ine. Fig. 3 is an end elevaiion' of - the wrapping 70 3-3 of Fig. 1 , looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a transverse section drawn oii a 75 lai,ger scale of the de and feed m'echanism for advancinothegb'liiindl e of bale ties while wrapping, ta "@en on the line " of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the receivmg trougli standards, the'figure beiilg taken on 80 the line 5-5 of Fig. looking in the diree,tion of the arrows; Fig. 6 is a detail top plan view of the cla;np feed bar drawn on a larger scale; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the clamp feed 85 bar illustrated in Fig. 6- Fig. 1 8 is a front ejev'ation of the chuck clamp and enouzh of the adjacent parts to show its relative position thereto drawn on a lar,,er.scale; Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the chuck,clam p illustrated in Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a vertical longitudin al sectional I elevation taken througli@the. center line of the 95 niachine on the line l(@--10 of F-i 3 of I the 9. ,wrapping mechanism and the adiaernt portion of the guide and; feeding. mechaiiism e nd tach it thereto by,@ire in the:usual manner. I. showing the bundle at the 'oeginning:of the 4r>(l t.hen attach one end of@ a spdol of wii-e to t.his wrappiing operation; 100 also adapted for use in wrappi:ng straightened and cut wire lenths or rods and the like. 'The wire bale ties of the above meat-ioned type are formed in a bale tie. machine which is adapted to make the finished,tie and convey it into a receptacle where the ties are received atiid piled in parallel relation to each other 7z with the heads at one end and the straight ends at the opposite end of the pile, this continues tintil two hundred and fifty bale ties liave been form6d. which is the number reqili-red for each bu@dle, the receptacle is then 2i atilt,,L)iiiatic'ally tripped or dumped. Th I is buindle is tlieti inspected and prepared for shipiiient. Heretofore it lias been the practice to tske the biiiidle of IL-ies froni the bale tie formin@_,- maebine, cover'each end of the bundle '-3 liviih burlap or the like protective mateiial ancl securo the same thereto by means of- a piece of -wire wliieh is (riven oiie,or more turns p arouiid the sides of eac@ of the burla ped ends of the bundl@e. As bale ties are of consider-a able length the intermediate portion of the bundle was sin-iilarlv bound togetber at interv,,il,@ by short pijces of wire which were "iven one or more I turns arou@nd the body of t%e biindle to form a ring and the ends twisted ing a --5 together. In handl nd shipping these btindles wbich are of considerable weight, the la],-!zer size@l bale tie bundles weighirig aPpr@-ximatelv one hiindred ponlids, these bindin@z ri-,i,,,s @'ecomic disarran@ed by sliding on 40 tlie- btindle aiid it has always been necessary after sliipiiient or,haiidlin,@ to redress the bundles, thereby entailing cotisiderable additional time and expense. @ My iiii,entio-n obviates this difficulky witliout increasing the cost of wra-pp'mg, - Witli inl,'iinptov@d manner- of wrappinn, the bu@dl@s, I first apply the bui-lap to the @loop end,.g ot. the biin --le -of halp-'ti s a - at@.

1,848,254 Fig. 11 is a vei-tical traiisverse section taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 illustrates the first operatioii for wrapping the bale tie bun(Iles iii which the burlap has been applied to the loop end oT the bale tie. buiidles aiid attached tli creto by a wire,-which is giveii two ttirns.arotind the bundle and then having their ciids twisted together; 10 @Fig 13 illustrates the second step after the wrapping wire has been secured to tlle end of the btindle shown iii Fi(-,. 12; Fig. 14 illustrates the opposite or strai,(,ht ends of the bitle tie btindle at the end of tli(@ 15 wire wrapping and tyin- operatioii: 1-1 Fig. 15 illusti-ates the final operation after the burlap lias been al)plied aii(.1 s(-,cured to the end of the I)iindle showii in Fi(r. 14. Fig. @ 16 @ illustrates the finislied bale tie 20 bundle; and Fi(r. 17 is a@detail of one of the bale ties (if wliieh the I)iindlezis colii 0,;O,(I. p Referi-incy noiv to the cliar,,icters of refer(y ence on the drawin,_Is, the numeral 1 indi25 cates tiie base frame of built p @trtictura inaterial for the wrappi m, uPOIll whicli is niounted beari 3 and 4. A pipe. 5 is ri,-idlv se bearinc, having a slot formed the bl ck 2, rein throiigl@- 30 otit its lengtli as at 6 Nvhich is preferably of greater widtli at the rear portion of the shaf t to enable the bundle 7 of bale ties to be more easily inserted therethrougli before wrappingThe forward or narrower portion of 35 the slot 6 is adapted to be closed dtiring the wrapping operation bv means of a light aresliaped covei- 8, to prevent st-ray b,,ile ties from escaping theref,roin:and is operate('l by me,,ins of a handle 9, which is raised to a vertical 40 position to close the slot and to a horizontal position.to en(ra(ye a ilotch 10 in the pipe 5 when it is desired to opeii the same. A tubular shaft 11 is niotinted on the forward end of the pipe,5 and is . journaled in the bearin(-, 45 blocks 3 and 4, havin(-, a slot forined tlierein as at. 12 adapted to register witb the slot 6 iii the pipe 5. The tubiilar shaft 11 is formed with an integral annular flange 13 which engages the rear side of the bearincy block 4 and 60 also carries a grear 14 havino, an enlar,7ecl t-I operiing therein in line with the slot 12 and having a shroud at one side as at 15. The gear 14 mesbes with a pinion 16 which is attached to the outer end of the sh-,ift of a mo55 tor 17, mounted on the base frame 1. A spindle 18 is attached to the side face of the (reai14 for receivin(r a spo6l of wire IS' or other wrapping material, the end of whicli is threaded tliroti-h ,in eye 19 of a pin 20 which 60 is also carrie(I by the gear 14. The fornvard end of the slotted pipe 5 carries a clitick 21 illiistrated more clearly in Figs. 8 and 9. This chuck is inserted in tlie, end of the slotted pipe 5 aiid secured tliereto by means of set screws 22.@ The chiiek coniprises a fixed portion 23 attached to the pipe 5 havin(y an opening therein as at 24 which rec,risters with the slot in the pipe 5 and haviiig a hiiiged portion 25 adapted to cover the openinm one end of wliieh is pivoted as at 26 7 70 to a bifurcated end of the fixed portion while the opposite en(I is provided '%vith teeth 28 at the side and is a(lapted to extend into a siniilar bifurcation 29 at the adjacent end of the fixed portion. A leaf spring 30 liaving a 75 catch 31 formed inteoral therewith is attached by means of a screw 32 to the front side face of the stationai-y portion 23, the catch 31 extends throii,(Yh an opening 33 in the side of the stationary portion and is adapted 50 to engage the teetli 28 on the end of the Iiinged portion 25. A ring 34 is attached to the leaf spriii" 30 by means of whicb the catch niay be raised out of enoagement with the teeth 28 when it is desired to insert or remove a bundle of bale ties before or after wrapping as the case mav be. Iii order to allow a free swincr n fiction t; the binged cover meniber, etirfs are fornied neir the ends of the 1)@ipe 5 in aligniiietit therewitli. The inner walls of the fixed go portion 23 an(i the hinged cover member are formed with serrations as at l')5 to prenrent the bundle of bale ties froiii turniiig during the wrappiiig operation, but alloivin(r it to slide tlirough the ebuck during the wrappin- oper- 95 ation. A feeding or conveying mechanism is niounted on a base frame 36 iii lon- tudinal gi ali,@miiient with the wrapl)itig niecliaiiisiii, comprisin- I spaced eb,,tnnels 37 mounted 100 thereon and secured at the top by means of a cover plate 38 iil)oii wbicli is iiioillited giii(le -sN@,iys 39 of biiilt-iip plate struettire in which the clamp bar 40 is adapted to slide. This cl,,imp bar is more clearly shown in Fios. 4,6 105 VI aiid 7 coiiiprising a clan-ip portion 41 fornied integral with the bar. This clamp has a ellair I)ortioii 42 h,,tN7iiig upw,,irdly extendinl,, legs I)etween which the burlapped end of th@ bundle is seated and clainped by means of a lever 110 4E) oiie end of which is pivoted to one of the legs as at 44, the opposite pnd being fornied with a lianale 45 and carries a spring catch 46 adapted to eii(rage a rack bar 44' wliieli is secured to the chair. The clariip bar is offset 115 doivnwardly from the chair as at 48 and bas :i forwardly projectinz T-sliaped head portion 49 havin- an upinti@dly extending handle 50 atid a dowiiwar(llv extending pin 51 adapte(I to eii(ya(,e, the links of a sprocket ebain 52 120 e- @, ivllicli 1),,isses over sprocliet wheels 53 and 54 iiiotiiittd oii ,;Iiafts 55 and 56 and secured to the cliannels "')7 near the ol,)posite ends of the guide wavs 39. TI)e sprocket sbaft 56 also' ctiri,ies a woi,ni aclar 57 mesliino, Nvith a worm 125 ,-)S coiiiiected to the sli@ift of ,t niotor 59 for the i'Cedin,-. iiieeb:inism. In order to inscrf tlie, T-sliape(i head in the guide ways 31) It'lic- top pIL, '-Les 60 for the (Ytlide ways are cut away as at C)l to forin a -laroer opening i3o