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The bale handler attachment (10) has a frame (26) with a base member (26), an upper member (30) parallel to the base member and a pair of connecting members (32 and 34). A pair of connector assemblies (118 and 120) are connected to the frame (26). A plurality of parallel straight tines (36) are conn

The bale handler attachment (10) has a frame (26) with a base member (26), an upper member (30) parallel to the base member and a pair of connecting members (32 and 34). A pair of connector assemblies (118 and 120) are connected to the frame (26). A plurality of parallel straight tines (36) are connected to the base member (28). A right shaft (42) and a left shaft (54) are pivotally attached to the frame (26) for pivotal movement about parallel axies that are perpendicular to the axies of the straight tines (36). Arcuate tines (74 and 78) are attached to the right and left shafts (42 and 54) and are pivoted into and out of engagement with bales by a hydraulic cylinder (82). A tiebar (72) connects the upper ends of the shafts (42 and 54) and are pivoted into and out of engagement with bales by a hydraulic cylinder (82). A tie bar (72) connects the upper ends of the shaft.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A bale handler attachment comprising a frame with a bale contact surface in a common plane on a bale support side of said frame;a coupler assembly integral with the frame for attaching the frame to a loader boom;a plurality of straight tines parallel to a first axis and each straigh

[ I claim:] [1.] A bale handler attachment comprising a frame with a bale contact surface in a common plane on a bale support side of said frame;a coupler assembly integral with the frame for attaching the frame to a loader boom;a plurality of straight tines parallel to a first axis and each straight tine having a base secured to the frame and free ends on a first side of the common plane;a right side shaft pivotally secured to the frame and pivotal about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and parallel to the common plane; a left side shaft pivotally secured to the frame and pivotal about a third axis that is parallel to and spaced from the second axis and parallel to the common plane, a plurality of right side arcuate tines each having a base secured to the right side shaft and a free end tip, a plurality of left side arcuate tines each having a base secured to the left side shaft and a free end tip and wherein the second axis and the third axis are on a second side of the common plane; andat least one hydraulic actuator operable in a first direction to rotate the right side shaft and the left side shaft in opposite directions relative to each other and move the free end tips of the right side arcuate tines and the free end tips of the left side arcuate tines toward a bale engaging position and wherein the at least one hydraulic actuator is operable in a second direction to rotate the right side shaft and the left shaft in opposite directions relative to each other and retract the free end tips of the right side arcuate tines and the free end tips of the left side arcuate tines from a bale engaging position and to the second side of the common plane.