Material or article handling – Round hay bale handling
Patent
1979-10-03
1981-09-08
Valenza, Joseph E.
Material or article handling
Round hay bale handling
414720, 414911, B66F 1100
Patent
active
042881919
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle-mounted carrier and dispenser for a cylindrical hay bale of substantial size and weight. An elongated finger-support member is pivotally mounted on the bed of a pick-up truck, a tractor hitch or other vehicle. The finger support member is T-shaped to retain a plurality of support fingers in cantilevered relation to penetrate and engage the bale. The finger support member is attached to a base member which is mounted on the truck bed. A power winch is located on said base member having a cable connected to the free end of the central arm member of the T-shaped finger support member. Tensioning means comprising a pair of aligned leaf springs is mounted between said pivotal finger support member and said fixed base member to allow continuous tension on the cable and thus prevent any loose unwinding or unraveling of the cable on the power winch. The leaf springs further function to assist positive control of pivotal movement of the finger support member between its lowered and raised positions, both when loaded and unloaded.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4090616 (1978-05-01), Runyan et al.
patent: 4154349 (1979-05-01), Christensen
patent: 4179034 (1979-12-01), Antwerp et al.
Affidavit by John P. Jones, filed 11/12/76 with attached sales pamphlet from Gold'n Industries.
Holler E. J.
TRI-L Manufacturing, Inc.
Valenza Joseph E.
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