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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2000
Basil W. Savage, Madill, OK (US);
Savage Equipment Incorporated, Madill, OK (US);
Abstract
A trailer apparatus for lifting and transporting round hay bales. The trailer apparatus has a wheel support frame with lateral support members at each side. A lifting frame depends from each lateral support. A lifting beam extends from the forward end to the rear end of each lifting frame. The lifting frames are movable between an open position so that a round bale can be positioned therebetween, and a closed position. When the lifting frames move from the open to the closed position, the lifting frames move inwardly and upwardly to engage round hay bales and lift them from the ground. The lifting beam has a rotatable or rollable outer surface so that when the lifting beam engages the hay bale to move it upwardly from the ground, the beam will roll to prevent pinching of the hay bale.