Method and apparatus for stacking batts in compressible columns

摘要

Batts are sequentially delivered to a reception station and deposited in columnar order on a platen substantially in one continuous movement in one plane while said platen is advancing from said reception station towards an ejection chamber spaced therefrom in steps commensurate with the delivery rate and thickness of the batts; a preceding batt column previously disposed in the ejection chamber being compressed by the advancing platen and thereafter expelled, while compressed, into a prepared bag.