Barrel grab assembly for fork lift vehicle

Claim 1

A BARREL GRAB ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO GRIP A BARREL FOR USE WITH A FORK LIFT VEHICLE HAVING AN UPRIGHT MAST AND A CARRIAGE MOUNTED ON SAID MAST FOR UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT COMPRISING: (A) A BASE PLATE MOUNTED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON SAID CARRIAGE, (B) A FIRST JAW AND A SECOND JAW EXTENDED LATERALLY FROM SAID BASE PLATE, (C) HAND MEANS SECURED TO EACH JAW, SAID HAND MEANS HAVING AN INSIDE CONCAVE SIDE WALL WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMS TO THE CONTOUR OF THE SIDE OF A BARREL AND ENGAGEABLE WITH OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BARREL, (D) MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE FIRST JAW ON THE BASE PLATE ON A FIRST AXIS INCLINED WITH RESPECT TO THE HORIZON AND MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE SECOND JAW ON THE BASE PLATE ON A SECOND AXIS WHICH IS REVERSELY INCLINED WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST AXIS, THE TWO AXES FORMING AN ANGLE WHOSE SIDES DIVERGE IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION, (E) LEG MEANS SECURED TO EACH JAW AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PLATE TO LIMIT THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE JAWS WHEREBY THE JAWS ARE RETAINED IN SAID LATERAL POSITION AND SAID HAND MEANS IN CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BARREL, AND (F) STOP MEANS SECURED TO SAID BASE PLATE ADJACENT SAID PIVOT MEANS, SAID STOP MEANS ENGAGED WITH SAID LEG MEANS TO ADJUST THE AXIAL POSITION OF THE FIRST AND SECONE JAW ON THE ASSOCIATED PIVOT MEANS.