Abstract: The subject device is an operational apparatus for front end loaders. The apparatus can be adapted directly onto the front end loader linkage arms at the attaching points that normally a bucket is attached to or can adapted by the means of a quick coupling attachment. The subject device should be used with a quick coupling device but is not limited to this device for its operation. The subject device herein is specifically adapted to a front end loader as an operational apparatus to perform various work functions such as a mobile crane, a front end loader, a fork lift or similar work functions in construction or railroad use but with an added dimension, that being the ability to swing 90.degree.. Such a unit comprises an auxiliary operational mechanism having dimensional power motions when attached to a front end loader and is basically a swinging, lifting and tilting member for three dimensional movement actuated by hydraulic cylinders.

Abstract: A drum handling apparatus adapted for use with an integrated tool carrier hicle or a forklift which has coupled thereto a tire handling attachment. The tire handling attachment has a pair of L shaped members which extend and retract. Located at the free end of the L shaped members are rotatable engaging elements. The drum handling apparatus includes a pair of square shaped tubular members in slidable engagement, with each tubular member having at the free end thereof a circular plate which attaches to one of the rotatable gripping elements of the tire handling attachment. Each tubular member has affixed thereto a curved plate with the curved plates to be utilized to grip a barrel or drum when the L shaped members of the tire handling attachment are retracted and release the barrel or drum when the L shaped members of the tire handling attachment are extended.

Abstract: A storage system for wheeled trailer frames includes a staircase-like support rack. Frames are stacked horizontally with their front ends supported by the rack and with their rear wheels nested. Trailer frames are lifted and stacked by means of a traveling overhead yard crane provided with a lifting attachment or by means of a forklift truck provided with a lifting attachment slidingly engaged by its tines.

Abstract: A method for temporarily covering a large land area and an apparatus for suspending a flexible cover from a front loader bucket of an earth-moving vehicle. One example of the apparatus includes a cross member having a mid-portion connected by extension arms to the bucket. Tubular enclosures on the bucket receive the free ends of the extension arms for cantilever support thereof. The method of covering the land area includes releasably attaching opposed ends of the flexible cover to the cross member and moving the vehicle to a first location of the land area. The bucket is lowered and a first end of the cover is released. The bucket is raised and the vehicle is moved to a second location so as to spread the cover over increasingly larger portions of the land area. The second end of the cover is thereafter released so that the cover is laid out over the land area. The steps of the method are reversed to remove the cover from the land area.

Abstract: The invention enables owners of backhoes and similar equipment to use their machines either as a backhoe or as a crane with only minor modifications. The invention provides an attachment for a backhoe that takes advantage of existing hydraulic pistons on the backhoe as the lift implement for the crane.

Abstract: A digging device especially suited for use on small vehicles, such as pickup trucks, is disclosed. The digging device is operated by a hydraulic pump mounted under the hood of the truck driven by a V belt, a hydraulic pump powered by the power take off, or a hydraulic pump powered by a 12 volt DC motor. The digging device of the present invention also includes a coupling system which permits the device to be quickly attached to the vehicle for digging and quickly detached from the vehicle for conventional use. The device mounts to the frame of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention provides a converting assembly, cooperating with a general purpose tractor, for periodically interchanging an implement configured for side-to-side motion with one configured for a tilting motion about a horizontal axis. An illustrated embodiment includes a frame, rigidly but readily removably attached to the tractor lift frame members. A motion connector, pivotally mounted to the frame, cooperates with the tractor tilt cylinder and the implement to convert extension and retraction of the tilt cylinder into side-to-side motion of the implement.

Abstract: 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 implement. An intermediate portion of the quick coupler includes a mounting or coupler pin that extends laterally beyond the sides of the quick coupler. An actuating mechanism including a push-pull link is connected to the quick coupler for rotating it about the end of the lift arm. The quick coupler includes an element which may be used for lifting or positioning objects while the quick coupler is fully attached to the implement. Each implement is provided with a pair of opposed attachment members which include slots for receiving the outer laterally extending portions of the quick coupler mounting pin.

Abstract: An earthmoving attachment to be mounted on the front end of a tractor. The attachment includes a frame secured to the tractor, arms pivoted to the frame and extending forwardly and mounting a combination bucket and blade. Hydraulic cylinders individually extend telescoping sections in the arms to effect a skewing of the blade. Another hydraulic cylinder mounting a slider adjacent one end of the blade is operable to tilt the blade or bucket. Other sets of hydraulic cylinders tip the bucket and lift the arms conventionally. Simple adjustments are operable to convert the attachment from the configuration of a front-end-loader to that of a dozer, and to skew, tilt and tip the blade and bucket in various configurations.

Abstract: A scraper roller mounted in a backhoe bucket is provided for attachment to a backhoe tractor or similar boom device with hydraulic pressure line couplings. The roller is attached to supporting bearings at each end and is covered with a plurality of radially extending replaceable cutting blades around its circumference. Attached to one end of the roller is a drive mechanism which extends the length of the bucket and is coupled to a hydraulic motor mounted near the bucket to boom pivot attachment point. The hydraulic motor utilizes fluid coupling attachments for connecting into a hydraulic power system on the tractor. The drive mechanism is covered by a detachable protective shield. Rotation of the roller, assisted when necessary with the downward pressure provided by the backhoe hydraulic piston assembly and the partial weight of the tractor, results in the scraping of a uniform width trench.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lift hitch which mounts on the lifting apparatus of a tractor and has a plurality of quick release mounting devices for mounting implements and where one of the mounting devices is a set of frontwardly protruding hooks that is movable to an out of the way position to accommodate use of the other mounting devices.

Abstract: multi-operational earthworking machine is disclosed wherein the frame includes a telescopible front wheel assembly to permit a selective varying of the length of the wheel base. A carriage, housing an operator's station, is rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation about a generally vertical axis and carries a backhoe assembly pivotally mounted thereto for working the ground beyond the frame of the machine. A pusher type scraper assembly is also provided beneath the frame between the front and rear wheel assemblies. The scraper assembly is provided with a pair of stabilizer pads engageable with the scraper blade to stabilize the machine during operation of the backhoe assembly.

Abstract: A loader bucket is disclosed wherein the rear wall portion of the loader bucket is provided with a mounting portion includng opposing fore-and-aft extending mounting flanges having connection means associated therewith to permit the attachment of the loader bucket to the back of a narrower backhoe bucket to permit the backhoe to be utilized as a loader. The mounting portion is preferably recessed into the bucket cavity and is provided with a configuration corresponding to the curved backing wall of the backhoe bucket to permit a snug mounting therebetween.

Abstract: A triple-purpose attachment for articulated back-hoes and the like comprises an earth-working bucket having a clamping/scarifying arm mounted to pivot in an arc about the same axis as the bucket, or about another axis passing through the bucket normal to the longitudinal axis of the dipper stick. The arc is fixed relative to the bucket. The lower end of the arm includes forward and rear teeth, and the arm is pivotably moved by hydraulic motive means to be useful by itself or in combination with the bucket in excavation, ripping, lifting, moving and turning objects.

Abstract: A mounting head exchange apparatus for a part mounting machine includes a moving unit as a part mounting portion for mounting parts onto a circuit board and the like, head holding portions, and a plurality of mounting heads provided at the head holding portions. Each of the mounting heads has a suction nozzle for attracting parts, and sets of position regulating claws for effecting positioning of the attracted parts. The mounting heads provided at the holding portions are so arranged that a predetermined mounting head is selected from them and detachably mounted to the moving unit. Thus, the mounting heads each provided with the position regulating claws and the suction nozzle may be exchanged as one unit.

Abstract: 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 fixed bracket on the earth moving machine and can be secured in a first or operative position on the "crowd" and then relocated to a second or storage position on said "crowd". In configuration, the claw resembles the claw of a Maine lobster, but with a pair of normally disposed outward extending ears toward the front thereof.

Abstract: A backhoe arrangement is disclosed wherein a single dipper arm is adapted for operably, removably engaging a mounting bracket of a tractor mounted, cantilevered type of skip-loader boom arm assembly. The tractor provides support for the cantilevered load by reason that the boom arms are pivoted from a rear end of the tractor while the attached single-arm backhoe is operably deployed to the front of the tractor. The described embodiment provides for significantly reduced weight and complexity, thereby enabling the tractor to be driven during excavating operations. The dipper arm may be swung to positions nearly at right angles to the direction of travel of the tractor.

Abstract: A pick and place head for transferring die or chips containing electronic circuitry from waffle packs to substrates prior to lead bonding operations. The pick and place head includes a spindle rotatably mounted at the end of an arm and carrying jaws which are extendable to grasp, retract and rotate a collet having a vacuum pickup tip. Embodied as part of the spindle is a vacuum sensor manifold which sealably receives the collet and cooperates with it to form part of a vacuum sensing system to detect pickup of the chip or die.

Abstract: Improved backhoe bucket transport apparatus including an engagement member secured to a loader bucket and having an open hook for engaging and suspending the backhoe bucket by its pivot pin. Normal rolling motion of the loader bucket causes it to receive the backhoe where it may be securely held during transport. Unloading is carried out by reversing the steps.

Abstract: A tree gripping device adapted to be mounted on the top of a bulldozer blade. The device has a base member mounted on top of the blade, the base member projecting past one side of the blade. A gripping arm is pivotally mounted on the projecting portion of the base member, the arm extending along the side of the blade. Actuating structures move the gripping arm toward the side of the blade to grip a tree between them.

Abstract: 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 implement. An intermediate portion of the quick coupler includes a mounting or coupler pin that extends laterally beyond the sides of the quick coupler. An actuating mechanism including a push-pull link is connected to the quick coupler for rotating it about the end of the lift arm. The quick coupler includes an element which may be used for lifting or positioning objects while the quick coupler is fully attached to the implement. Each implement is provided with a pair of opposed attachment members which include slots for receiving the outer laterally extending portions of the quick coupler mounting pin.

Abstract: A welding robot is provided with a first joint member in addition to a welding gun. A work holder provided with a second joint member adapted to be connected with the first joint member and a clamp mechanism for gripping a workpiece is positioned in a predetermined waiting position. The welding robot accomplishes welding on a workpiece transferred to a first station and when the welding is completed, the welding robot approaches the work holder in the waiting position to connect the first and second joint members with each other. Then the robot returns to the first station carrying the work holder and permits the clamp mechanism of the work holder to grip the workpiece at the first station. Thereafter, the robot moves to a second station to transfer the workpiece from the first station to the second station. Then, the clamp mechanism releases the workpiece and the robot moves away from the second station to the waiting position with the workpiece left at the second station.

Abstract: A pair of mount members extending longitudinally of the body of a tractor are fixedly provided at opposite sides of the tractor body. A pair of projecting brackets positioned toward the front from the steps of the tractor extend laterally outward from front portions of the pair of mount members and are provided with a pair of opposite mount portions for a front loader and with a pair of opposite front mount portions for a working implement of the mid-mount type. A pair of opposite rear mount portions for the implement are provided at opposite sides of longitudinally intermediate portions of the mount members or of a longitudinally intermediate portion of the tractor body.

Abstract: A rotating hammer-shear for releasable attachment to the boom structure and hydraulic system of a hydraulic excavator for the demolition of concrete structures. The hammer-shear having a heavy duty power operated shear and hammer secured to and extending from opposite ends of a common frame. The frame includes a rotational mounting. The rotational mounting provides for rotation of the hammer-shear through an arc of 360.degree. about an axis essentially perpendicular to the line of longitudinal extension of the shear and hammer from the frame. The rotational mounting also provides for pivotal attachment of the hammer-shear to the boom structure and hydraulic system of the excavator.

Abstract: A programmed controlled industry robot for the treatment of work pieces having movable parts (24) to be moved prior to treatment comprises a support arm (15) swivelable three dimensionally and a swivel head (17) affixed at the free end of the support arm (15). The swivel head (17) carries a tool and has a plurality of axes and being rotatable around the axes. The axes of the swivel head (17) are loaded with considerably smaller forces than the swivel axes of the support arm (15). A support member (25) moveable with the support arm (15) grips one of the moveable parts (24) of the work piece and moves the work piece into an open position. The support member (25) serves for the lifting of the moveable part (24) of the work piece and is attached to the support arm (15) in such a manner that the forces acting on the support member (25) do not load any of the axes of rotation of the swivel head (17).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lifting apparatus, especially a barrel tilter, which is preferably raisable and movable by means of a low lift truck (4). To eliminate the need for power units in each of the lifting apparatuses, the lifting apparatus (1, 37, 45, 50) comprises a base member (2) onto which a low lift truck (4), preferably a lift truck by means of which the lifting apparatus is raisable and movable, can be driven to weight the base member (2) from above, and a lifting unit (3) movably connected to the base member (2) is so arranged in relation to the base member (2) that the parts of the truck (4) which are to perform lifting are positioned beneath the lifting unit (3) when the truck (4) has been driven onto the base member (2), whereby the lifting unit (3) can be operated by the parts of the truck (4) adapted to perform lifting to impart lifting movements to the lifting unit (3) while the base member (2) is weighted by the truck (4).

Abstract: An earth moving implement which, in use, is mounted on a boom which is attached to an excavating or other vehicle, comprises a bucket mounted on a boom of a vehicle, at least one loading fork, a mounting link secured to the bucket for movement between a lower extreme position, and an upper position, the link having first and second abutments, the loading fork being pivotally mounted on the mounting link for movement between an "in use" position when the mounting link is in its lower extreme position, and the fork extends generally forwardly of the bucket, and a part of the fork is in engagement with the first abutment to prevent movement of fork towards the bucket, and a stowed position when the mounting link is is an upper position and a further part of the fork is in engagement with the second abutment of the mounting link to prevent further pivotal movement of the fork relative to the mounting link.

Abstract: An articulated arm-type excavator machine has a hydraulically actuated main boom and a side boom which is detachably mounted at its proximal end to the side of the tractor of the machine, and at its distal end to a trolley arrangement on the underside of the main boom. The detachable sideboom arrangement permits the machine to be employed either as an excavator or as a sideboom lifting device.

Abstract: Apparatus attachable to the front end of a vehicle having a lifting apparatus for moving a load vertically, in which a pair of arms are each pivotably mounted on a main carrier which is rotatable about a horizontal transverse axis, for holding a cargo container chassis by engaging its longitudinal frame members, to raise and carry the chassis and to overturn it to an inverted position by rotation of the main carrier about the horizontal transverse axis, which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chassis. The attachment is used to stack or unstack cargo container chassis to reduce the amount of container yard space necessary for parking chassis not in use. The load-carrying arms include fixed and movable jaws to help hold the chassis. Only one load-carrying arm can move at a time, and only when the main carrier is in a safe position. The attachment is hydraulicly driven and may include its own engine or receive pressurized fluid from the vehicle on which it is mounted.

Abstract: A load-handling attachment for a forklift truck has an upright base including a downwardly open upper hook for engaging the upper crossbar of the truck's load carriage and an upwardly open lower hook for engaging the lower crossbar of such carriage. The lower hook forms part of a hook-and-support assembly. The assembly includes a base from support foot which supports the attachment in an upright free standing condition when the attachment is dismounted from the truck. The lower hook and foot move together between operative and inoperative positions when activated so that when the foot is moved to its supporting position, the lower hook disengages the load carriage to enable the truck to disengage the attachment.

Abstract: A drum dumper attachment for fork lift trucks carries its own power plant eliminating all heretofore required hose and other connections to the truck and controlled from the truck operator's seat by a demountable switch connected to the power plant through a single extension cord. The dumper attachment has hollow shoes receiving the truck forks, a rotatable clamp receiving a drum, a hydraulic jack rotating the clamp, an electric motor driven hydraulic pump for the jack, a battery energizing the motor, an electrically controlled valve selectively flowing fluid to and from opposite ends of the jack, and a double pole switch positionable adjacent the operator to energize the motor and the valve for causing the jack to rotate the clamp in opposite directions. The switch may be anchored to the truck by a magnet and the extension cord may be coiled to accommodate positioning of the switch.

Abstract: A multiple-use utility jack and tire changing tool which includes a base framework which is movable along the ground for application of a number of different attachment tools. An elongated mast extends upwardly from the base framework and has a masthead which is movable along the mast. The masthead has supports positioned along its vertical length for selective height-wise placement of attachments. These attachments include but are not limited to an assembly for rotatably supporting a vehicle tire, a fork, a fork with a V-bar addition, a boom, and an elbow lift. The assembly for rotatably supporting a vehicle tire includes an outwardly extending arm having at its end two tandem wheels which are aligned in the same plane and have rotational axes parallel to one another in a horizontal plane. The tandem wheels engage the top and side of the rim of the vehicle tire and cause the vehicle tire to be lifted when the masthead is lifted.

Abstract: A crawler tractor with a dozer blade and fitted with accessories to loosen the ground in the strafing pit area of an Air Force gunnery range and simultaneously remove from the ground rocks the size of a man's fist and larger and spent projectiles. The tractor is provided with an electromagnet positioned ahead of the dozer blade. Positioned to the rear of the tractor, and pivotally attached to its frame by drawbars, is a chisel bar with a plurality of chisel blades. Just ahead of the chisel bar is a rock rake having a spine from which extend a plurality of forwardly projecting tines. The rake is supported with its tines at such an angle that their tips barely scrape the surface of the earth. Ahead of the rock rake, there is a drag consisting of a section of railroad rail suspended from the drawbars of the chisel assembly at a height sufficient to just scrape the surface of the ground during operation of the tractor.

Abstract: A crane is disclosed for use with a lifting device such as a fork lift. The crane includes a crane base which is adapted to be secured to the forks of the fork lift, and an inclined crane boom which is rigidly secured to the crane base. The upper end of the crane boom defines a guide such as a pulley, and a cable such as a chain is positioned over this guide. One end of the cable is fixedly mounted to the lower end of the mast of the fork lift, and the other end of the cable is secured to a lifting hook. This arrangement provides the important advantage that the separation between the hook and the pulley decreases as the crane is elevated by the fork lift. For this reason, the lifting height capacity of the crane is greater than the lifting height capacity of the fork lift, while the effective length of the cable remains constant. In this way, the cost and complexity of winches is avoided.

Abstract: A device for rotating a container to and from an upright position and an inverted position is disclosed. The invention comprises a pair of fork members spaced sufficiently apart to receive a container therebetween. One of the fork members includes a rotatable plate which mates with a corresponding plate affixed to the side of the container. The plates engage one another when the container is lifted by the fork member and, upon rotation of the fork member plate, the container is inverted to empty the contents of the same.

Abstract: A combination spacer and lifting device for backhoe machinery, wherein the device includes a spacer defined by an elongated tubular sleeve member which may be formed to have an extended tab member fixedly attached thereto. The sleeve member is positioned as a spacer between the hydraulic-cylinder link members, and is rotatably mounted on the link pin which pivotally connects the link members to the bucket of the backhoe. A hook member is connected to the extended tab member of the sleeve, providing a means by which a chain, cable or the like can be readily attached so as to carry or lift a given load or structure; and the hook is oriented to prevent interference with a bucket lifting arm.

Abstract: An excavator bucket has a ground engaging portion with a central housing and side housings providing sockets for receiving the tangs of various implements for use in the excavation and grading of earth. The structure and arrangement of the housings provide a secure mounting for the various implements and also permits a ready attachment and detachment from the bucket with a minimum number of connections.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for gently holding, lifting and rotating a drum which may contain hazardous waste and may be likely to rupture, characterized in that an open-ended overpack is lowered around the drum and held fixed in relation to the floor while a platform slides beneath the overpack and drum, the overpack then being clamped by a lid against the platform and then elevated and rotated so that the drum therewithin is disposed in an upside-down position.

Abstract: A device at a bucket (25,30), for example a so-called gravel bucket or transport bucket, which bucket is intended to be attached to a tractor or corresponding vehicle and be carried by preferably two lifting arms extending in parallel with each other, and where preferably hydraulic means are provided for controlling said lifting arms and said bucket so that the bucket can be lifted and lowered in a substantially vertical plane and be tipped. The device is especially characterized in that a lifting fork (21) or corresponding member is provided and intended to be carried by said lifting arms or corresponding members, which lifting fork (21) is mounted pivotal by preferably hydraulic means so that the arms (20) or corresponding members of the fork (21) can be pivoted in planes substantially perpendicular to the width direction of the bucket (25,30), and located substantially beneath said bucket (25,30).

Abstract: A stabilization system to prevent movement of tractor equipment in response to digging action of a digging bucket disposed from one end of the tractor, in which the system has a friction surface and a bracket adapted to attach the friction surface to a loader-bucket/arm unit disposed from the end of the tractor opposite the digging bucket, and the bracket includes means for disposing the surface in a horizontal, downward attitude below the loader-bucket/arm unit, to support the tractor equipment.

Abstract: A hay carrier includes two long bale engaging fingers extending from a flat base. The base is pivoted to a crossbar of a subframe. The subframe is transferrable between the bed of a pickup, and a trailer towed by a pickup or other towing vehicle. A winch on a winch bar of the subframe pivots a bale speared by the fingers up or down by reeling or unreeling a cable connected to the hay carrier. The crossbar rests on the trailer axle or rear edge of the pickup bed. The winch bar is removably fastened to a trailer reach pole or pickup bed. The winch is preferably connectable for "in-the-cab" control, through a dashboard-mounted switch, to 12-volt power on the pickup and towing vehicle. The fingers engage the bale near the ground, and support most of the bale from below.

Abstract: A crane tool attachment is provided for removable mounting to the arm of a backhoe from which the bucket has been removed. A frame is fittable on the backhoe arm at its outer end and is fastened thereto. A sleeve is mounted to the frame so as to be directed substantially parallel to the backhoe arm, and a boom is insertable through and moveable along the sleeve. The inner end of the boom is connected to a hydraulic cylinder disposed along the backhoe arm normally for pivoting the bucket when in place, for moving the boom along the sleeve. A hydraulically-powered winch with a cable is mounted to the sleeve and is connected to a source of hydraulic fluid under pressure within the backhoe machine. A pulley is mounted for rotation at the outer end of the boom for passage of the cable therearound, and a hook is connectable to the free end of the cable.

Abstract: A grading and backblading attachment for a loader which attachment comprises an elongated body member, a lateral slot in the body member for engagement with a bucket of a loader, and a blade extending laterally of the body member.

Abstract: A backhoe is provided with a retractable scraper and scarifier. The backhoe excavator bucket includes a stationary first mounting plate and a second plate pivotally mounted thereon for rotational movement with respect thereto and which carries a scarifier assembly. The scarifier assembly is movable in a plane parallel to the second plate. The second plate is provided with a lower rearwardly curved cutting edge or scraper portion containing slots through which the scarifier teeth may be extended or retracted. Rotational movement of the second plate with respect to the first and movement of the scarifier assembly with respect to the second plate is accomplished by hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders controlled by the operator of the prime mover.

Abstract: A combination spacer and lifting device for backhoe machinery, wherein the device includes a spacer defined by an elongated tubular sleeve member which is formed having an extended tab member fixedly attached thereto. The sleeve member is positioned as a spacer between the hydraulic-cylinder link members, and is rotatably mounted on the link pin which pivotally connects the link members to the bucket of the backhoe. A hook member is pivotally connected by a release pin to the extended tab member of the sleeve, providing a means by which a chain, cable or the like can be readily attached so as to carry or lift a given load or structure.

Abstract: A drilling machine includes a coupling means (19) for removably coupling the drilling machine (1) to the bucket of an excavator with the aid of gripping arms (20, 21). Between the drilling machine and coupling means there is a rubber member (9) taking up misalignment stresses and a gas spring (11, 12) taking up shock and compression stresses arising in conjunction with drilling.

Abstract: The cargo container carrier of this invention is configured to be removably attachable to the carriage structure of a conventional lift truck. The assembly comprises a vertically extensible main frame secured to the lift truck carriage, the frame pivotally supporting a first pair of tiltable container lifting beam sections for adjustment between an operative position in which they are in longitudinal extension, for engaging an empty cargo container for transport, and an inoperative position in which they extend along the lateral sides of the lift truck in order to allow for increased manueverability of the vehicle while not functioning in the transporting of cargo containers, and for operation of the lift truck in conventional uses and in confined spaces.

Abstract: A dry wall panel lift is provided in which a vertical support has spaced apart legs of about ceiling height and at least two crossbars, one at full height and one at worktable height.A work frame has a pivotal detachable connection at one end to one of the crossbars and legs of worktable height at the other end extending away from the work surface of the frame.A stiff leg is pivotally connected to the end of the work frame opposite the connection and is of length about equal ceiling height.A work stop extends across the work frame in the region remote from the connection. When one end of the work frame is lowered to slope downwardly from the connection, the stop will restrain a ceiling panel on the work frame preparatory to elevating the panel to ceiling height. The work frame can be connected to either of the bars for selectively functioning as a ceiling panel lift or for a worktable support.

Abstract: A fortune cookie making machine includes a first rotatable assembly having a number of griddles in which the cookie blanks are passed through an oven where they are baked. Thereafter a transfer mechanism strips the cookie blanks one at a time from the griddles and deposits them in a second assembly for stuffing and forming the cookies. In certain embodiments of the invention the second assembly is also rotatable. In the second assembly, a paper slip bearing the fortune message is deposited on the blank, and then the cookie blank is folded and allowed to cool to form the final desired shape. After the cookie is fully formed, it is removed from the second assembly.

Abstract: A conventional front end loader bucket has a horizontal bottom plate, an upper inclined plate and a curved joining plate between them; each of a pair of support arms is pivotally connected at one end to the inner side of the loader bucket, at the juncture of the upper plate and the joining plate, and at the other end pivotally supports a tine. The arm may be channel shaped, and the tine pivots to a stored position within the channel of the support arm, and tine support arm pivots to a stored position adjacent the top plate. The support arm may be straight, or may have an angled portion at the end which supports the tine.