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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1978
Richard E Jennings, New Holland, PA (US);
Willis R Campbell, Ephrata, PA (US);
Thomas W Waldrop, New Holland, PA (US);
Sperry Corporation, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A large crop material bale handler mountable to a prime moving vehicle operable to retrieve, transport and discharge large crop material bales is provided with a main support frame, a traveling load support with material engaging elements fastened to the lower portion thereof, power lifting apparatus to raise and lower the load support, and grappling members pivotally affixed at a pivot point to the load support and extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom. The grappling member has a material engaging end and an opposing end. The pivot point further overlies the plane of the material engaging elements such that when the grappling member is in the engaged position the material engaging end, in combination with the material engaging elements, exerts a grappling and lifting force on a bale.