Bale handler and method of operating associated thereto

Details Bale handler and method of operating associated thereto Bale handler and method of operating associated thereto

2005-06-30

2008-12-16

Fox, Charles A (Department: 3652)

Material or article handling

Vehicle-carried bale accumulator

C414S813000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07465140

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for handling and loading bales. The apparatus comprises a wheeled base frame for traveling over a ground surface provided with bales, the wheeled base frame having opposite front and rear sections, and opposite side sections, the wheeled base frame including a main platform for receiving bales to be loaded thereon. The apparatus further comprises a manipulating assembly projecting from a side section of the wheeled base frame for individually grabbing bales positioned on the ground surface and individually loading the same onto the main platform so as to form a given row of bales transversally across the main platform, on a front portion thereof. The apparatus further comprises a displacing assembly for displacing the given row of bales longitudinally along the main platform, from the front to a rear portion thereof. A method for handling and loading bales using the above apparatus is also provided.

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