Visual alignment system for bale bags

Abstract

A bag for a bale of fibrous material with a visual indicator includes at least one panel of material that can be spiral sewn and can also be woven polypropylene; the panel has a first end adjacent to a closed end of the bag and a second end adjacent to an open end of the bag; the panel has a visual indicator intermediate to the first end of the panel and the second end of the panel for aligning the panel relative to a bag applicator.

1 . A bag for a bale of fibrous material, comprising: 
 at least one panel of spiral sewn material, said at least one panel having first and second ends with said first end of said at least one panel adjacent to a closed end of said bag and said second end of said at least one panel adjacent to an open end of said bag; and    a visual indicator for aligning said at least one panel relative to a bag applicator, said visual indicator being disposed in an area intermediate said first end and said second end.    
   
   
       2 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the spiral sewn material is woven polypropylene.  
   
   
       3 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator is marked on the panel.  
   
   
       4 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator is applied to the panel.  
   
   
       5 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator is woven into the panel.  
   
   
       6 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator is generally linear.  
   
   
       7 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a solid line.  
   
   
       8 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises an intermittent line.  
   
   
       9 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a geometric pattern.  
   
   
       10 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises text.  
   
   
       11 . The bag as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a series of shapes.  
   
   
       12 . A bag for a bale of fibrous material, comprising: 
 at least one panel of woven polypropylene material, said at least one panel having first and second ends with said first end of said at least one panel adjacent to a closed end of said bag and said second end of said at least one panel adjacent to an open end of said bag; and    a visual indicator for aligning said at least one panel relative to a bag applicator, said visual indicator being disposed in an area intermediate said first end and said second end.    
   
   
       13 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the woven polypropylene material is spiral sewn.  
   
   
       14 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator is marked on the panel.  
   
   
       15 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator is applied to the panel.  
   
   
       16 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator is woven into the panel.  
   
   
       17 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator is generally linear.  
   
   
       18 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a solid line.  
   
   
       19 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator comprises an intermittent line.  
   
   
       20 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a geometric pattern.  
   
   
       21 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator comprises text.  
   
   
       22 . The bag as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the visual indicator comprises a series of shapes.  
   
   
       23 . A bag for a cotton bale, comprising: 
 at least one panel of spiral sewn woven polypropylene material, said at least one panel having first and second ends with the first end of said at least one panel adjacent to a closed end of said bag and said second end of said at least one panel adjacent to an open end of said bag; and    a solid line marked approximately at the center of said at least one panel and extending from said second end of said at least one panel towards said first end of said at least one panel.