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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354239 | Attachment device for a loader bucket or fork A mounting device for securing a grapple tooth bar to a loader bucket or fork includes at least one guide arm rotatably secured to the loader bucket or fork and having a distal end. A grapple tooth bar mounting bracket is attached to the distal end of the guide arm ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7241101 | Double action grab fork and method A double action grab fork is provided according to the invention. The double action grab fork includes an upper grab member, a lower grab member, and an arm. The upper grab member has an upper grab end and an upper grab body. The lower grab member has a lower grab e... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7117952 | Automated attachment vibration system One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a system, including a mechanical arm, an attachment member, an actuator, a power system, an electronic control, and an operator interface. The attachment member is tiltably mounted on the mechanical arm about a piv... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117951 | Landscape preparation apparatus Apparatus for raking and cleaning topsoil of undesired materials has a frame supporting a scoop and a rake or comb of multiple tines on a shaft that is rotatable about the shaft's longitudinal axis. Rotation of the shaft can then be used to raise or lower the rake i... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086184 | Subsoiling grapple rake A grapple rake adapted for receiving subsoiler shanks is useful for multiple post-timber harvest management activities. A pair of downwardly-depending, forward-oriented subsoiling shanks is mounted on the underside of the rake, allowing the implement to accomplish t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6996925 | Combination plow and claw assembly A combination plow and claw assembly is provided which is attached to a vehicle. The assembly is used for plowing a surface and/or for clawing a surface wherein the function of the combination plow and claw assembly can be easily changed by an operator of the vehicl... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6932556 | Slab tipping apparatus A slab tipping apparatus for tipping slabs onto forks of a forklift. The slab tipping apparatus includes a base member being designed for being selectively coupled to a carriage of the forklift. A pivoting assembly is coupled to the base member. The pivoting assembl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6267547 | Grapple assembly A grapple assembly that is particularly suited for use as an attachment to a skid steer loader comprises jaws that are no wider than the wheels of the loader and are lightweight and rigid. The grapple is operated by a single hydraulic drive cylinder that ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6074160 | Grapple for loader bucket A grapple for attaching to a loader bucket. The grapple includes a pair of spaced apart elongate mounting arms each being positioned between a pair of mounting flaps extending from a rear of a bucket of a loader and detachably coupled to the mounting flap... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6059515 | Hand truck having tines and an arm for separating flakes from bales of hay and like material A hand truck has a pivoting wedge that initiates a fracture within a bale of hay, straw and similar materials and assists in retaining the material onto the truck. The wedge pivots out of the way when not in use. A toe consists of long slender tines which... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5984606 | Hay loader A hay loader is provided including a fixed frame mounted on a vehicle. Also included is a moving frame slidably mounted on the fixed frame. The moving frame is maintained vertically oriented while being shifted toward and away from the moving frame. Also ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5702227 | Ejector bucket An ejector bucket includes a bucket frame, an ejector plate, and two actuating cylinders. The bucket frame has opposing side walls and a bottom wall extending between the side walls. The ejector plate is located within the bucket frame, and is movable bet... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5626457 | Grapple impactor An improved robotic power grapple having the capability to both manipulate and impact objects. The grapple has a head assembly containing pivotal jaws and an impact hammer disposed within a rotation device to allow the head assembly and jaws to rotate abo... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5476356 | Bale handling apparatus Apparatus for use with a tractor loader, and including a support, elongated teeth attached to a frame, a retainer above the teeth which is pivotable between upper and lower positions, and a push arm between the teeth and the retainer which is movable betw... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5256023 | Roll-out forklift for bulk materials transportation system An intermodal transportation system for hauling bulk materials, particularly municipal solid waste, by rail and truck utilizes multiple rectangular, open-top boxes each having a removable lid. The system includes a forklift with an articulated frame actua... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5238357 | Bulk materials transportation system An intermodal transportation system for hauling bulk materials, particularly municipal solid waste, by rail and truck utilizes multiple rectangular, open-top boxes each having a removable lid. The system includes a forklift with an articulated frame actua... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5150999 | Bale lifter and mover Apparatus for lifting round bales of hay including a pair of arms which project forwardly from the front end of a tractor. These arms support a pivotal structure which includes a spear for impaling a round bale of hay and thereafter tilting the bale up of... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5094581 | Bale handling apparatus Apparatus is provided which may be added onto a conventional front-end loader having a pivoted bucket to facilitate the handling of bales such as bales of hay. The apparatus utilizes a grapple, and coupling components which interact between the grapple an... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5078560 | Bulk materials transportation system An intermodal transportation system for hauling bulk materials, particularly municipal solid waste, by rail and truck utilizes multiple rectangular, open-top boxes each having a removable lid. The system includes a forklift with an articulated frame actua... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4928410 | Reversible clam shell bucket A material handling apparatus connected to a prime mover having first and second jaws, the first jaw connected and configured to approximate a grading blade for a bulldozer, and the second jaw connected to the first jaw in one of two orientations, 180 deg... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4925359 | Quadflex bucket apparatus A quadflex bucket apparatus operable to grasp and lift loose piles of material. The quadflex bucket apparatus comprises a lower jaw assembly with at least one finger member pivotally secured thereto. An upper jaw assembly is pivotally secured to the middl... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4863338 | Material handling bucket with extensible and pivotally mounted apron assembly The present invention relates to a material handling bucket of the type commonly used on a front-end loader. The bucket is provided with an apron assembly that includes an apron that is movable fore and aftly between a retracted position where the apron e... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4858346 | Bucket cover for excavating implements Covers are mounted so as to cooperatively close and seal the mouth or opening into conventional backhoe and clam-shell excavating buckets with the covers being positioned or positionable so as to engage the buckets after the buckets have been operated or ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4820112 | Claw attachment for backhoes and excavators A claw attachment for use in conjunction with the bucket of a backhoe or excavator for removing large boulders and other objects from the surface of the ground or from a partially embedded position within the ground. The claw is removably mounted in a fix... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4804309 | Gripping device for boom-mounted work tool A gripping claw for a backhoe, breaker, or similar device is secured to the end of a boom in a pivotal manner. Attachment is achieved through a pair of plates joined together facing each other, with the claw pivotally mounted at one end in the space betwe... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4803788 | Clamping attachment for backhoe This invention involves replacing the link plates in the hydraulically actuate linkage mechanism of a backhoe apparatus with a pivotal cantilever. The cantilever mechanism forms a movable lever arm against which objects can be clamped by the bucket. The l... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4761113 | Quick coupler assembly A quick coupler for attaching various material handling implements to a lift arm. The quick coupler includes an opening on one end for pivotal connection with the lift arm and a slotted end portion for selective engagement with a mounting pin on the imple... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4668156 | Excavator bucket An excavator bucket of improved versatility is characterized by having gripper means to enable the bucket to grip an object to be lifted and also by being mounted so that it is capable of pivotal movement about two independent axes which are substantially... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4637769 | Log carrier A carrier for lifting and transporting a log. The carrier includes a wheeled frame, a hook, and a load stabilizer. The hook has, at one end, a hinged attachment to the frame, and, at the other end, both a point for gripping one side of the log and a point... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4565485 | Mechanical grab and scoop combination The grab (3) for handling material has two grab members (4, 5) one or both or which have tines (6, 7), the grab members being relatively movable to open or close the grab so that cohesive or rigid material can be grasped between the tines (6, 7). Addition... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4524532 | Box blade with movable closure blade A box blade assembly for attachment to earth moving vehicles has a rotatable semi-cylindrical closure blade. The box blade includes a pair of spaced parallel side walls, an open front, top, and bottom, and a rear wall having a depending scraper blade atta... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4519739 | Backhoe clamping device A backhoe clamping device is provided which is designed to be easily added onto standard existing backhoe equipment. The device includes mounting brackets which are secured to the side bucket links of the existing backhoe and bucket arrangement. Clamp lin... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4466494 | Implement with gripping arm assembly for a backhoe An improved arrangement for gripping objects is disclosed which is particularly suited for embodiment in association with an excavator having a hydraulic hammer. The arrangement includes a gripping arm assembly operatively associated with the hydraulic ha... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4423997 | Grapple mechanism A grapple operating mechanism (12) is attached to a vehicle (10), such as a front end loader, and includes a boom (26) rotatably attached to the vehicle (10) and a pipe and pole type grapple (11) attached to the other end of the boom (25). A boom actuatin... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4411573 | Bale handling apparatus Bale handling apparatus including a frame portion, a bale moving portion, a bale engaging portion and a control portion; the frame portion including a base section, the base section including a pair of substantially parallel spaced side members; the bale ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4349308 | Front end loader with bucket ejector assembly A tractor mounted front end loader with a swingable boom assembly carrying a bucket, there being an ejector assembly for the bucket. The boom arms are shortened to place the center of gravity of the bucket proximal to the front tires of the loader, to pla... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4316691 | Round bale handling attachment for a tractor The bale handling attachment is adapted to be pivotally mounted on the pivoted vertically movable lift arms of a usual tractor three-point hitch and includes a pair of tine members that have limited downward pivotal movement, relative to the lift arms, to... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4297073 | Method and apparatus for withdrawing agricultural materials from storage An apparatus for withdrawing compressed fodder or similar agricultural material from a pile has an engaging tool which is mounted on a cantilever arm arrangement. This arrangement is capable of reaching over a quantity of fodder to be withdrawn and engagi... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4286917 | Boom mounted carrier for handling beef quarters and the like A carrier apparatus adapted to be mounted on one end of an elongated boom arm for handling beef quarters and like loads includes an upstanding rear wall structure adapted for securement to said boom arm, a load support platform extended forwardly from the... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4278390 | Garbage container truck A vehicle for transporting garbage containers or the like fron one place to another. The vehicle includes a mast which is disposed on a flat bed to the rear of a truck cab and which is capable of traveling longitudinally along the length of the truck bed ... | 07/14/1981 |
