Device for handling logs and the like

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE FOR HANDLING LOGS AND THE LIKE OF THE TYPE INCLUDING A CARRIAGE AND A LOAD SUPPORTING STRUCTURE CONNECTED TO SAID CARRIAGE AND PROJECTING FORWARDLY THEREFROM, THE IMPROVEMENT IN SAID MACHINE COMPRISING A RETAINER HAVING AN INNER END PIVOTALLY JOINED TO SAID CARRIAGE ABOVE SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND PIVOTABLE BETWEEN A LOWERED POSITION AND A RAISED POSITION, SAID RETAINER INCLUDING A TOP PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ADJACENT SAID CARRIAGE AND AN END PORTION ATTACHED TO SAID TOP PORTION ADJACENT THE OUTER END THEREOF AND DEPENDING THEREFROM SAID END PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID TOP PORTION WHEN SAID RETAINER IS IN SAID LOWERED POSITION SAID TOP PORTION EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY, WHEN IN SAID LOWERED POSITION SAID RETAINER ESTABLISHING WITH SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AN ENCLOSURE SURROUNDING THE LOAD TO PREVENT THE LOAD FROM FALLING OFF OF SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, JACK MEANS ATTACHED ADJACENT ONE END TO SAID CARRIAGE AND ATTACHED ADJACENT THE OPPOSITE END TO SAID RETAINER FOR MOVING SAID RETAINER BETWEEN SAID LOWERED AND RAISED POSITIONS, WHEN IN SAID RAISED POSITION SAID RETAINER ESTABLISHING AN OPENING BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF SAID END PORTION AND SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE TO PERMIT THE LOAD TO BE MOVED FROM AND TO SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, CABLE MEANS ANGLED ACROSS FROM SAID END PORTION TO SAID TOP PORTION AND COUPLED ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS RESPECTIVELY TO SAID PORTIONS IN POSITION TO CONTACT THE LOAD CARRIED ON SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, RESILIENT MEANS URGING SAID CABLE TOWARDS A TAUT POSITION WHEREBY SAID CABLE IS ADAPTED TO EXERT PRESSURE ON SAID LOAD WHEN PRESSED THEREAGAINST TO HOLD THE LOAD TIGHTLY ON SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.