Wire mesh dispensing apparatus and method

Claim 1

A front end loader adapted to dispense reinforcing wire mesh and the like comprising: a. a front end loader having a generally vertically movable bucket affixed to the front end thereof; b. a pair of elongated support members; c. means connected to said support members and affixing said support members to both sides of said bucket so as to extend forwardly from said bucket; d. said support members lying in a substantially horizontal plane and diverging sufficiently to allow the insertion of a roll of reinforcing wire mesh axially therebetween; e. a spindle for receiving a rotatably mounted roll of reinforcing wire mesh thereon mounted between said support members adjacent the forwardly extending ends thereof; and f. a roll of reinforcing wire mesh rotatably mounted on said spindle with the free end thereof extending rearwardly from the top of the roll, under said bucket and the wheels of said loader.

Claim 4

A method of dispensing a roll of reinforcing wire mesh comprising the steps of: a. affixing a frame mounting a removable spindle to the bucket of a front end loader so that the spindle is spaced forwardly of the bucket; b. manipulating the vertical height of the bucket and the position of the loader to position the roll on the spindle in a rotatable position spaced from the ground and further oriented so that unrolling action produces rotary movement of the roll in a direction generally opposite to the rotary direction of the wheels of the loader; c. unrolling a sufficient amount of the reinforcing wire mesh to move the loader thereon; and d. propelling the loader in a forward direction longitudinally along the reinforcing wire mesh to unroll the roll and cause the loader to travel over substantially the entire length thereof, the position of the wire mesh and the movement of the loader thereover substantially eliminating the tendency of the wire mesh to reassume a rolled position.

Claim 5

A method of dispensing a roll of reinforcing wire mesh comprising the steps of: a. affixing a frame mounting a removable spindle to the bucket of a front end loader so that the spindle is spaced forwardly of the bucket; b. manipulating the vertical height of the bucket and the position of the loader to position the roll on the spindle in a rotatable position spaced from the ground and further oriented so that unrolling action produces rotary movement of the roll in a direction generally opposite to the rotary direction of the wheels of the loader; c. unrolling a sufficient amount of the reinforcing wire mesh to move the loader thereon; and d. propelling the loader in a forward direction longitudinally along the reinforcing wire mesh to unroll the roll and cause the loader to travel over substantially the entire length thereof, the position of the wire mesh and the movement of the loader thereover substantially eliminating the tendency of the wire mesh to reassume a rolled position.