CA1100914A - Round bale hauler and feeder - Google Patents
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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A loader and hauler for round hay bales has a wheeled frame movable over a surface and arranged forming a chamber having an opening for receiving a hay bale or other load to be hauled. Mounted on the frame for inserting a load into the chamber of the frame when a hitch assembly moves the frame into a position offset from a vehicle towing the loader and hauler is a loading arrangement which will cause a bale to be lifted from the ground or other supporting surface into the chamber of the frame. In this manner, bales can be hauled in a simple and efficient manner to a location where livestock can feed from the bales.
A loader and hauler for round hay bales has a wheeled frame movable over a surface and arranged forming a chamber having an opening for receiving a hay bale or other load to be hauled. Mounted on the frame for inserting a load into the chamber of the frame when a hitch assembly moves the frame into a position offset from a vehicle towing the loader and hauler is a loading arrangement which will cause a bale to be lifted from the ground or other supporting surface into the chamber of the frame. In this manner, bales can be hauled in a simple and efficient manner to a location where livestock can feed from the bales.
Description
This invention relates generally to ~arm impleme~ts, and particularly to carriers for round hay bales, and the lilce.
In the last several years, cattle feeding operations have used hay balers which bale hay in cylindrical bales. These cylindrical bales can be, for example, five feet by five feet, and usually weigh approximately 1,500 pounds each. Because of the size of these bales, mechanical devices for moving the bales ~rom hay fields to farm yards and to feeding locations are necessary.
U.S. patent No. 4,002,147, issued January 11, 1977, to L. G. Feterl, discloses a bale handling apparatus specifically intended for handling and feeding large hay bales by use of a coupler unit adapted to be attached to a conventional three-point lift hitch on a tractor, and a lift fork unit which can be readily converted into a bale feeding container by removably securing a pair of upright wall assemblies to the opposite sides of the -container. This known hay bale carrier, however, is intended only for use with a tractor three-point hitch, and is capable of carrying only a single bale at a time.
U.S. patent Nos: 2,862,635, issued December 2, 1958, to J. J.
Christenson et al; 2,875,911, issued March 3, 1959, to J. T. R. Jennings et al; 3,045,848, issued July 24, 1962, to J. J. Christenson et al;
3,688,932, issued September 5, 1972, to M. V. Carter; and 3,891,107, issued June 24, 1975, to G. W. Burgess, disclose various examples of load carriers generally referred to as "straddle carriers". These known carriers generally employ chains, hooks, spikes, grapples, and the like, to lift the load to be carried, and are therefore re~atively complex and require substantial manpower during use.
U.S. ?atent ~o. 3,572,743, issued March 30, 1971, to E. L. Parr, discloses a wheeled vehicle for moving boats, and the like, in which the frame of the vehicle is selectively raisable and lowerable relative to the supporting wheels of the vehicle.
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It is an object of the present invention to provide a loader and hauler for round hay bales which permits the hay bales to be picked up and hauled in a simple and efficient manner.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a loader and hauler for round hay bales which can be towed by a conventional pickup tr-lck, and the like, and which can load hay bales ~ithout the necessity of stopping the towing vehicle.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a loader and hauler for round hay bales which is capable of picking up and carrying a plurality of the bales.
According to the present invention there is provided a loader and hauler for round bales, and the like~
there being provided a frame movable over a surface and ~-arranged for forming a chamber having an opening for receiving a load to be hauled, the frame being in the form of a chassis including bottom, side, front, rear and top portions, with ~heel means being attached to the bottom portion of the chassis for movably supporting the chassis. Loading means is mounted on the frame for inserting a load into the chamber of -the frame with hitch means being connected to the frame for releasably connecting the frame to a towing vehicle and permitting the load to be inserted into the chamber of the frame while the frame is moving relative to the load. The ; --hitch means includes a tongue pivotally connected onto the frame toward the longitudinal center of the top portion thereof and arranged extending therefrom cantilever-fashion to a free end. The tongue is arranged for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical axis~ and connector means is affixed to the free end of the tongue for attachment of the tongue to the towing vehicle. Support means engages with the tongue for vertically supporting the front portion.
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the connector means affixed to the free end is a conventional fifth wheel part which cooperates with a mating part dis-posed in the bed of a pickup truck, and the like.
The tongue, which is pivotally connected to the top portion oE the chassis, may comprise a first section extending horiæontally from and substantially parallel to the top portion of the chassis, and a second section ex-tending downwardly toward a plane oP the bottom portion of the chassis, but away from the chassis. The connector is attached to the second section of the tongue. ~ `
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the - hitch assembly further includes a fluid motor connected to the top portion of the frame and to the tongue for -' selectively swinging the tongue and moving the frame into a track offset from and parallel to a track for the towing vehicle. A suitable guide with a longitudinal slot is disposed receiving the tongue for guiding the frame, or more specifically, the front end of the frame, downwardly as such swinging movement is carried out in order to partly ; form the loading arrangment by moving the loading or front end of the frame toward the assoclated supporting surface as the tongue is swung transversely relative to the frame in order to place the frame beside the towing vehicle and permit the device to pick up a bale lying in a field, and the like, as the towing vehicle moves the device relative to the bale.
The loadiLg arrangement may also include a jack connected to the frame and to the wheel assembly for selectively lowering and raising the frame relative to the _3_ 1~0~91~
~heel assembly in order to selectively place thc bottom portion of the frame immediately adjacent the surface over ~hich the frame is moving.
A pair of spaced, substantially parallel guide rails may be disposed in fi~ed relation adjacent to and partially to form the lo~er or bottom portion of the frame, with these rails being arranged for guidingly receiving a load being inserted into the chamber o the frame.
Figure 1 is a fragmentary, schematic, top plan view~ showing a hay bale loader and hauler according to the present invention which permits hay bales to be carried to ~eeding locations as desired in a simple and efficient manner.
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-3a-l~U914 Figure 2 is a ~ragmentary, schematic, side elevational view showlng the arrangement seen in Fig. 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 3 -3 of Fig. 2.
Figure 4 is a fragmentary, schematic, sectional view taken generally along the line 4--4 of Fig. 2, but with the loader and hauler according to the invention shown in offset position, as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 1, from the towing vehicle, and having disposed therein a bale of hay.
Figure 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detail view showing the central portion of the loader and hauler flS seen in Fig. 2.
Referring now more particularly to the figures of the drawings, ;
a loader and hauler 10 according to the present invention includes a frame 12 movable over a surface S, such as a field, and the like, and arranged forming a chamber 14 having an opening for receiving a load to ~e hauled.
Frame 12 is in the form of a chassis including a top portion 16, side ~
portions 18 and 20, and a bottom portion 22, with a wheel assembly 24 ~;;
being connected to the bottom portion 22 for supporting frame 12 on surface S. A loading arrangement 26 is mounted on frame 12 for facilitating insertion of a bale of hay H, or other suitable load, into chamber 14 of ;~
frame 12, with a hitch assembly 28 being connected to frame 12 for releasably -~
connecting frame 12 to a towing vehicle such as the illustrated pickup truck T and permitting the load to be inserted into chamber 14 of frame 12 while frame 12 is being moved relative to the load.
Hitch assembly 28 includes a tongue 30 comprising a first section 32 pivotally connected on top portion 16 of frame 12 and extending cantilever-fashion from top portion 1~ in a plane substantially parallel to the extent of top portion 16, and a second section 34 extending downwardly at two angles from the outer end of first section 32 toward a plane of bottom portion 22 of frame 12, but away from the chassis of frame 12 itself. The terminating end part of second section 34 is substantially vertically disposed, and has connected to the lower end thereof a connector in the form of a conventional fifth wheel part 36 which engages with a matiag part disposed in the bed B of truck T for releasable and articulated attachment of loader and hauler 10 to the towing vehicle.
Hitch assembly 28 further includes a conventional fluid linear motor 38 pivotally connected to and extending between a rail 40 oE top portion 16 of frame 12 and the first section 32 of tongue 30 for selectively swinging tongue 30 and moving the frame 12 into a track offset from and parallel to a track of the towing vehicle or truck T.
Loading arrangement 26 includes a conventional fluid jack 42 mounted in generally vertical orientation between an upright 44 of an associated side portion 18, 20 of frame 12, and to an associated crank 46 partly forming an axle 48 of wheel assembly 24. Terminating axle 48 are a pair of wheels ; 50 and 52 which movably support frame 12 on the support surface S. While only a single jack 42 is illustrated in the drawings, it will be understood that one such jack 42 will be associated with each of the side portions 18 ;- and 20 of frame 12 in order to selectively raise and lower frame 12 -relative to the wheels 50 and 52. This raising and lowering is illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, wherein the broken line position of jack 42 and - 20 bottom portion 22 of frame 12 is the lowered position, while the full line position is the normal raised position of the frame relative to the wheels 50, 52.
Loading arrangement 26 further includes a pair of spaced, substantially parallel guide rails 54 and 54' which cooperate with the also substantially parallel rails 56 and 56' disposed outside of and slightly above the rails 54 and 54' to form bottom portion 22 of frame 12.
The ends 58 and 58' of rails 54, 54' are flared so as to provide suitable entrance guides for a bale of hay H, and the like. The ends 60 and 60' of rails 56 and 56' are also flared for facilitating insertion of the bale of hay H.
The loading arrangement 26 still further includes a guide 62 provided with a longitudinally extending slot 64 disposed and setting ;~
transversely of frame 12 and at an upward angle from the center of frame 12 to the associa~ed side portion 18 thereof so as to cause lowering of the front or loading end of frame 12 whenever frame 12 is moved to the offset position with respect to truck T as seen in Fig. 4, and by the broken lines in Fig. 1.
Feeder frames or gates 66 and 68 are provided and selectively and removably disposed in suitable sockets 70 and 72 provided on the ends lO 60 and 60' of rails 56 and 56' for assuring retention of bales of hay H
within chamber 14 of fra~e 12 once the bales of hay H have been picked up from support surface S and are being transported to, and are stationed at, a suitable feeding location, and the like.
In the field, the fluid motor 38 is activated as by a suitable remote control (not shown) disposed in the cab (not shown) of truck T to extend the bale loader and hauler 10 to, for example, the left side of the associated pickup truck T in "outrigger" fashion. Thus extended, the bale ~.
loader and hauler 10 is pulled to a point immediately behind a bale of hay . H, and the fluid jacks 42 are activatedl also in a known manner from the `
cab of truck T, to drop fra~e 12 to ground level. That is, the bottom . :~
portion 22 of frame 12, and specifically the guide rails 54 and 54', will be substantially adjacent the surface S. The bale loader and hauler 10 is ~;
then pulled over the bale of hay H until the bale is inside chamber 14.
The fluid jacks 42 connected to wheels 50 and 52 are then activated in reverse in a conventional manner, raising the frme 12 with the bale of hay - H inside chamber 14.
A loader and hauler 10 according to the present invention can handle, for example, four bales of hay at one time.
~ nen the loader and hauler 10 is fuller loaded, the frame 12 is returned by a?propriate actuation of motor 38 to trail directly behind . .
truck T for transport to a storage location.
Unloading of the bale of hay H is accomplished by activating the jacks 42 to drop frame 12, or raise the wheels, so that the bales of hay H
rest on the ground or other support surface S, permitting the loader and hauler 10 to be pulled away leaving the bales of hay H behind.
For feeding operations, frame 12 is loaded with four bales of hay H, and hauled to a feeding location, lowered, and left in the field until the hay H has been consumed. In this manner, the preferable technique of leaving ha~ bales in a framework or feed bunk oE some kind rather than 10 unloading the hay for feeding i9 achieved, with this framework retention ;~
being preferable because more hay will be consumed unless wasted by ; trampling by the livestock since the hay is in some kind of container.
As can be readily understood from the above description and from the drawings, a ground bale loader and hauler according to the present ;
invention permits as many as, for example, four bales of hay to be handled in one trip, an advantage over the single bale capacity of fork lift type haulers. A further advantage of the present invention is that the use of ~ ~-a pickup truck for hauling the bales from the hay field to storage or feeding locations permits faster speeds, and thus lower elapsed times, than can be obtained with fork lift haulers, and the like.
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In the last several years, cattle feeding operations have used hay balers which bale hay in cylindrical bales. These cylindrical bales can be, for example, five feet by five feet, and usually weigh approximately 1,500 pounds each. Because of the size of these bales, mechanical devices for moving the bales ~rom hay fields to farm yards and to feeding locations are necessary.
U.S. patent No. 4,002,147, issued January 11, 1977, to L. G. Feterl, discloses a bale handling apparatus specifically intended for handling and feeding large hay bales by use of a coupler unit adapted to be attached to a conventional three-point lift hitch on a tractor, and a lift fork unit which can be readily converted into a bale feeding container by removably securing a pair of upright wall assemblies to the opposite sides of the -container. This known hay bale carrier, however, is intended only for use with a tractor three-point hitch, and is capable of carrying only a single bale at a time.
U.S. patent Nos: 2,862,635, issued December 2, 1958, to J. J.
Christenson et al; 2,875,911, issued March 3, 1959, to J. T. R. Jennings et al; 3,045,848, issued July 24, 1962, to J. J. Christenson et al;
3,688,932, issued September 5, 1972, to M. V. Carter; and 3,891,107, issued June 24, 1975, to G. W. Burgess, disclose various examples of load carriers generally referred to as "straddle carriers". These known carriers generally employ chains, hooks, spikes, grapples, and the like, to lift the load to be carried, and are therefore re~atively complex and require substantial manpower during use.
U.S. ?atent ~o. 3,572,743, issued March 30, 1971, to E. L. Parr, discloses a wheeled vehicle for moving boats, and the like, in which the frame of the vehicle is selectively raisable and lowerable relative to the supporting wheels of the vehicle.
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It is an object of the present invention to provide a loader and hauler for round hay bales which permits the hay bales to be picked up and hauled in a simple and efficient manner.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a loader and hauler for round hay bales which can be towed by a conventional pickup tr-lck, and the like, and which can load hay bales ~ithout the necessity of stopping the towing vehicle.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a loader and hauler for round hay bales which is capable of picking up and carrying a plurality of the bales.
According to the present invention there is provided a loader and hauler for round bales, and the like~
there being provided a frame movable over a surface and ~-arranged for forming a chamber having an opening for receiving a load to be hauled, the frame being in the form of a chassis including bottom, side, front, rear and top portions, with ~heel means being attached to the bottom portion of the chassis for movably supporting the chassis. Loading means is mounted on the frame for inserting a load into the chamber of -the frame with hitch means being connected to the frame for releasably connecting the frame to a towing vehicle and permitting the load to be inserted into the chamber of the frame while the frame is moving relative to the load. The ; --hitch means includes a tongue pivotally connected onto the frame toward the longitudinal center of the top portion thereof and arranged extending therefrom cantilever-fashion to a free end. The tongue is arranged for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical axis~ and connector means is affixed to the free end of the tongue for attachment of the tongue to the towing vehicle. Support means engages with the tongue for vertically supporting the front portion.
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the connector means affixed to the free end is a conventional fifth wheel part which cooperates with a mating part dis-posed in the bed of a pickup truck, and the like.
The tongue, which is pivotally connected to the top portion oE the chassis, may comprise a first section extending horiæontally from and substantially parallel to the top portion of the chassis, and a second section ex-tending downwardly toward a plane oP the bottom portion of the chassis, but away from the chassis. The connector is attached to the second section of the tongue. ~ `
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the - hitch assembly further includes a fluid motor connected to the top portion of the frame and to the tongue for -' selectively swinging the tongue and moving the frame into a track offset from and parallel to a track for the towing vehicle. A suitable guide with a longitudinal slot is disposed receiving the tongue for guiding the frame, or more specifically, the front end of the frame, downwardly as such swinging movement is carried out in order to partly ; form the loading arrangment by moving the loading or front end of the frame toward the assoclated supporting surface as the tongue is swung transversely relative to the frame in order to place the frame beside the towing vehicle and permit the device to pick up a bale lying in a field, and the like, as the towing vehicle moves the device relative to the bale.
The loadiLg arrangement may also include a jack connected to the frame and to the wheel assembly for selectively lowering and raising the frame relative to the _3_ 1~0~91~
~heel assembly in order to selectively place thc bottom portion of the frame immediately adjacent the surface over ~hich the frame is moving.
A pair of spaced, substantially parallel guide rails may be disposed in fi~ed relation adjacent to and partially to form the lo~er or bottom portion of the frame, with these rails being arranged for guidingly receiving a load being inserted into the chamber o the frame.
Figure 1 is a fragmentary, schematic, top plan view~ showing a hay bale loader and hauler according to the present invention which permits hay bales to be carried to ~eeding locations as desired in a simple and efficient manner.
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-3a-l~U914 Figure 2 is a ~ragmentary, schematic, side elevational view showlng the arrangement seen in Fig. 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 3 -3 of Fig. 2.
Figure 4 is a fragmentary, schematic, sectional view taken generally along the line 4--4 of Fig. 2, but with the loader and hauler according to the invention shown in offset position, as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 1, from the towing vehicle, and having disposed therein a bale of hay.
Figure 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, detail view showing the central portion of the loader and hauler flS seen in Fig. 2.
Referring now more particularly to the figures of the drawings, ;
a loader and hauler 10 according to the present invention includes a frame 12 movable over a surface S, such as a field, and the like, and arranged forming a chamber 14 having an opening for receiving a load to ~e hauled.
Frame 12 is in the form of a chassis including a top portion 16, side ~
portions 18 and 20, and a bottom portion 22, with a wheel assembly 24 ~;;
being connected to the bottom portion 22 for supporting frame 12 on surface S. A loading arrangement 26 is mounted on frame 12 for facilitating insertion of a bale of hay H, or other suitable load, into chamber 14 of ;~
frame 12, with a hitch assembly 28 being connected to frame 12 for releasably -~
connecting frame 12 to a towing vehicle such as the illustrated pickup truck T and permitting the load to be inserted into chamber 14 of frame 12 while frame 12 is being moved relative to the load.
Hitch assembly 28 includes a tongue 30 comprising a first section 32 pivotally connected on top portion 16 of frame 12 and extending cantilever-fashion from top portion 1~ in a plane substantially parallel to the extent of top portion 16, and a second section 34 extending downwardly at two angles from the outer end of first section 32 toward a plane of bottom portion 22 of frame 12, but away from the chassis of frame 12 itself. The terminating end part of second section 34 is substantially vertically disposed, and has connected to the lower end thereof a connector in the form of a conventional fifth wheel part 36 which engages with a matiag part disposed in the bed B of truck T for releasable and articulated attachment of loader and hauler 10 to the towing vehicle.
Hitch assembly 28 further includes a conventional fluid linear motor 38 pivotally connected to and extending between a rail 40 oE top portion 16 of frame 12 and the first section 32 of tongue 30 for selectively swinging tongue 30 and moving the frame 12 into a track offset from and parallel to a track of the towing vehicle or truck T.
Loading arrangement 26 includes a conventional fluid jack 42 mounted in generally vertical orientation between an upright 44 of an associated side portion 18, 20 of frame 12, and to an associated crank 46 partly forming an axle 48 of wheel assembly 24. Terminating axle 48 are a pair of wheels ; 50 and 52 which movably support frame 12 on the support surface S. While only a single jack 42 is illustrated in the drawings, it will be understood that one such jack 42 will be associated with each of the side portions 18 ;- and 20 of frame 12 in order to selectively raise and lower frame 12 -relative to the wheels 50 and 52. This raising and lowering is illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, wherein the broken line position of jack 42 and - 20 bottom portion 22 of frame 12 is the lowered position, while the full line position is the normal raised position of the frame relative to the wheels 50, 52.
Loading arrangement 26 further includes a pair of spaced, substantially parallel guide rails 54 and 54' which cooperate with the also substantially parallel rails 56 and 56' disposed outside of and slightly above the rails 54 and 54' to form bottom portion 22 of frame 12.
The ends 58 and 58' of rails 54, 54' are flared so as to provide suitable entrance guides for a bale of hay H, and the like. The ends 60 and 60' of rails 56 and 56' are also flared for facilitating insertion of the bale of hay H.
The loading arrangement 26 still further includes a guide 62 provided with a longitudinally extending slot 64 disposed and setting ;~
transversely of frame 12 and at an upward angle from the center of frame 12 to the associa~ed side portion 18 thereof so as to cause lowering of the front or loading end of frame 12 whenever frame 12 is moved to the offset position with respect to truck T as seen in Fig. 4, and by the broken lines in Fig. 1.
Feeder frames or gates 66 and 68 are provided and selectively and removably disposed in suitable sockets 70 and 72 provided on the ends lO 60 and 60' of rails 56 and 56' for assuring retention of bales of hay H
within chamber 14 of fra~e 12 once the bales of hay H have been picked up from support surface S and are being transported to, and are stationed at, a suitable feeding location, and the like.
In the field, the fluid motor 38 is activated as by a suitable remote control (not shown) disposed in the cab (not shown) of truck T to extend the bale loader and hauler 10 to, for example, the left side of the associated pickup truck T in "outrigger" fashion. Thus extended, the bale ~.
loader and hauler 10 is pulled to a point immediately behind a bale of hay . H, and the fluid jacks 42 are activatedl also in a known manner from the `
cab of truck T, to drop fra~e 12 to ground level. That is, the bottom . :~
portion 22 of frame 12, and specifically the guide rails 54 and 54', will be substantially adjacent the surface S. The bale loader and hauler 10 is ~;
then pulled over the bale of hay H until the bale is inside chamber 14.
The fluid jacks 42 connected to wheels 50 and 52 are then activated in reverse in a conventional manner, raising the frme 12 with the bale of hay - H inside chamber 14.
A loader and hauler 10 according to the present invention can handle, for example, four bales of hay at one time.
~ nen the loader and hauler 10 is fuller loaded, the frame 12 is returned by a?propriate actuation of motor 38 to trail directly behind . .
truck T for transport to a storage location.
Unloading of the bale of hay H is accomplished by activating the jacks 42 to drop frame 12, or raise the wheels, so that the bales of hay H
rest on the ground or other support surface S, permitting the loader and hauler 10 to be pulled away leaving the bales of hay H behind.
For feeding operations, frame 12 is loaded with four bales of hay H, and hauled to a feeding location, lowered, and left in the field until the hay H has been consumed. In this manner, the preferable technique of leaving ha~ bales in a framework or feed bunk oE some kind rather than 10 unloading the hay for feeding i9 achieved, with this framework retention ;~
being preferable because more hay will be consumed unless wasted by ; trampling by the livestock since the hay is in some kind of container.
As can be readily understood from the above description and from the drawings, a ground bale loader and hauler according to the present ;
invention permits as many as, for example, four bales of hay to be handled in one trip, an advantage over the single bale capacity of fork lift type haulers. A further advantage of the present invention is that the use of ~ ~-a pickup truck for hauling the bales from the hay field to storage or feeding locations permits faster speeds, and thus lower elapsed times, than can be obtained with fork lift haulers, and the like.
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Claims (9)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A loader and hauler for round hay bales, and the like, comprising, in combination:
(a) a frame movable over a surface and arranged for forming a chamber having an opening for receiving a load to be hauled, said frame being in the form of a chassis including bottom, side, forward, rear and top portions, with wheel means being attached to the bottom portions of the chassis for movably supporting the chassis;
(b) loading means mounted on the frame for inserting a load into the chamber of the frame;
(c) hitch means connected to the frame for releasably connecting the frame to a towing vehicle and permitting the load to be inserted into the chamber of the frame while the frame is moving relative to the load, said hitch means including: a tongue pivotally connected onto the frame toward the longitudinal center of the top portion thereof and arranged extending therefrom cantiliver-fashion to a free end, the tongue being arranged for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical axis; and connector means affixed to the free end of the tongue for attachment of the tongue to the towing vehicle; and (d) support means engaged with said tongue for vertically supporting said front portion.
(a) a frame movable over a surface and arranged for forming a chamber having an opening for receiving a load to be hauled, said frame being in the form of a chassis including bottom, side, forward, rear and top portions, with wheel means being attached to the bottom portions of the chassis for movably supporting the chassis;
(b) loading means mounted on the frame for inserting a load into the chamber of the frame;
(c) hitch means connected to the frame for releasably connecting the frame to a towing vehicle and permitting the load to be inserted into the chamber of the frame while the frame is moving relative to the load, said hitch means including: a tongue pivotally connected onto the frame toward the longitudinal center of the top portion thereof and arranged extending therefrom cantiliver-fashion to a free end, the tongue being arranged for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical axis; and connector means affixed to the free end of the tongue for attachment of the tongue to the towing vehicle; and (d) support means engaged with said tongue for vertically supporting said front portion.
2. A structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the tongue comprises a first section extending substantially horizontally from and parallel to the top of the portions of the chassis, and a second section extending downwardly toward a plane of the bottom of the portions of the chassis, but away from the chassis, the connector means being attached to the second section of the tongue, and comprising a fifth wheel engageable with a mating part provided on the towing vehicle.
3. A structure as defined in claim 2, wherein the hitch means further includes motor means connected to the frame and to the tongue for selectively swinging the tongue and moving the frame into a track offset from and parallel to a track of the towing vehicle.
4. A structure as defined in claim 2, wherein the loading means includes jack means connected to the frame and to the wheel means for selectively lowering and raising the frame relative to the wheel means.
5. A structure as defined in claim 4, wherein the loading means further includes a pair of spaced, substan-tially parallel guide rails disposed in the bottom of the portions of the frame, the guide rails being arranged for guidingly receiving a load being inserted into the chamber of the frame.
6. A structure as defined in claim 5, wherein the frame further includes an end gate removably mounted for selectively blocking the opening to the chamber of the frame and retaining a load within the chamber.
7. A structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the loading means including jack means connected to the frame and to the wheel means for selectively lowering and raising the frame relative to the wheel means and facilitating insertion of a load into the chamber of the frame.
8. A structure as defined in claim 7, wherein the loading means further includes a pair of spaced, substan-tially parallel guide rails disposed in a lowermost portion of the frame, the guide rails being arranged for guidingly receiving a load being inserted into the chamber of the frame.
9. A structure as defined in claim 1, wherein the frame further includes an end gate removably mounted for selectively blocking the opening to the chamber of the frame and retaining a load within the chamber.
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| US5026238A (en) * | 1989-12-19 | 1991-06-25 | Walt William G | Bale handler |
| US5074733A (en) * | 1990-11-19 | 1991-12-24 | Hennig Emmett D | Universal bale shuttle |
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