Round bale handling attachment for a tractor equipped with a front end bucket loader or a rear end lift mechanism

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a round bale handling attachment for a tractor equipped with a front end loader or a rear end lift mechanism showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a left end elevational view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a right end elevational view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3667633 June 1972 Cappella
3834567 September 1974 Miller
3908844 September 1975 Duffield
3921837 November 1975 Vandewater
3957167 May 18, 1976 Jacobson et al.
Other references
  • Implement & Tractor Product File Issue, 3/31/75, p. 76, Round Bale Mover, center of page. Commercial Car Journal, 11/74, p. 136, Fork Attachment, top right side of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D243326
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 14, 1976
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 1977
Inventor: Lloyd L. Vandewater (Dexter, IA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: Rudolph L. Lowell
Application Number: 5/677,024
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D15/28)
International Classification: D1503;