Knotter system having an improved twine receiver

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PATENT NO 9736989
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14909030

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A knotter system has a billhook; a twine receiver; a twine delivering system for delivering twines across the billhook to the twine receiver; a swing arm having a lower end portion with a knife blade, moveable below the billhook, a first drive to make the billhook perform at least a first and a second full rotation to move the swing arm two times from a backward to a forward position and back to form respectively a first and second consecutive knot; wherein the twine receiver comprises a rotatable twine disc and a twine holder adapted to clamp twines against the twine disc; wherein said twine disc is provided with at least a first and a second notch for receiving the twines, and a protruding ridge located after the second notch, such that the twine holder is pushed by the ridge during and/or after the formation of the second knot.

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BLUE LEAF I P INC1100 N MARKET STREET 4TH FLOOR SUITE 4010 WILMINGTON DE 19890

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Maelfeyt, Kenny Vlissegem, BE 9 34
Nortier, Laurens Oostburg, NL 2 11
Schoonheere, Marnix J Ichtegem, BE 10 112
Vande, Ryse Yannic Bruges, BE 3 13
Verhaeghe, Didier Ypres, BE 37 195

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