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US4674933A
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Hay tote vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-11-04
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Granted: 1987-06-23
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Expires: 2005-11-04
Abstract
Abstract A load toting vehicle apparatus includes a vehicle such as a pick up truck having a special cylindrical bumper, rotably mounted to the rear thereof, with special bumper mounting brackets. The bumper mounting brackets have sleeves for the cylindrical bumper to rotate in, and a pair of spears are removably attachable to the cylindrical bumper for spearing a load of hay, or the like. The bumper has a rotating mechanism for rotating the bumper in the sleeves so as to lift the spears and any load mounted on the spears. The vehicle can be driven to spear a load of hay, or the like, then the load lifted and moved with the vehicle to a different location. The spears can be removed from their operating position and stored inside the hollow cylindrical bumper and locked in the bumper with a threaded clamp. The actuating mechanism includes a leverage bracket attached to the cylindrical bumper and connected with a hydraulic cylinder for rotating the cylindrical bumper. A tool box is formed in one end of the bumper and supports the stored spears on one end thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald D. Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:15
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D87/00; A01D87/12; A01D87/127; A01D87/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A load moving vehicle comprising: a vehicle; bumper mounting means attached to said vehicle for mounting a bumper to said vehicle, said bumper mounting means having a pair of sleeves thereon; a bumper having cylindrical portions rotatably mounted to said bumper mounting means with said bumper cylindrical portions mounted in said sleeves; a pair of spears removably attachable to said bumper and adapted to spear a load of hay, or the like; bumper rotating means for rotating said bumper in said bumper mounting means sleeves to thereby lift said spears; whereby said vehicle can be driven to spear a load of hay, or the like, the load lifted, and moved with said vehicle; and said bumper being a cylindrical hollow bumper having a storage space in one end position thereof for holding a pair of spears when the spears are detached from the bumper and having a cover on one end thereof, said cover for the one end of the bumper having a handle attached thereto and being spring biased to hold the cover onto the end of the bumper for holding the spears therein, and to allow the cover to be pulled against the spring and rotated to an open position for inserting or removing spears therefrom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A load moving vehicle comprising: a vehicle; bumper mounting means attached to said vehicle for mounting a bumper to said vehicle, said bumper mounting means having a pair of sleeves thereon; a bumper having cylindrical portions rotatably mounted to said bumper mounting means with said bumper cylindrical portions mounted in said sleeves; a pair of spears removably attachable to said bumper and adapted to spear a load of hay, or the like; bumper rotating means for rotating said bumper in said bumper mounting means sleeves to thereby lift said spears; whereby said vehicle can be driven to spear a load of hay, or the like, the load lifted, and moved with said vehicle; and said bumper being a cylindrical hollow bumper having a storage space in one end position thereof for holding a pair of spears when the spears are detached from the bumper and having a cover on one end thereof, said cover for the one end of the bumper having a handle attached thereto and being spring biased to hold the cover onto the end of the bumper for holding the spears therein, and to allow the cover to be pulled against the spring and rotated to an open position for inserting or removing spears therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 1 in which the bumper rotating means includes a pair of hydraulic cylinders; each attached at one end to the vehicle frame and each hydraulic cylinder being attached to a bracket attached to the bumper on the other end thereof whereby actuating the pair of hydraulic cylinders will drive the brackets to rotate the bumper in the bumper mounting means sleeves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 2 in which the bumper has a pair of apertures therein for inserting each spear into the bumper and has a threaded bolt threaded perpendicular to the spear holding aperture for bolting the spear in place.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 3 in which the bumper has a pair of cylindrical spear holding sleeves extending perpendicular from the bumper to form the apertures for sliding the sleeves into the bumper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 4 in which the bumper has a three point hitch fixably attached thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 1 including a spear attaching means having a spear support sleeve, having a cylindrical spear holding member fixably attached tangentially to said spear support sleeve, said spear support sleeve being adapted to slide onto a cylindrical bumper and having a threaded opening therein for driving a bolt through said sleeve spear support and into a threaded opening in said cylindrical bumper for locking said spear support sleeve to said bumper.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
147 words
A load moving vehicle comprising: a vehicle; bumper mounting means attached to said vehicle for mounting a bumper to said vehicle, said bumper mounting means having a pair of sleeves thereon; a bumper having cylindrical portions rotatably mounted to said bumper mounting means with said bumper cylindrical portions mounted in said sleeves; a pair of spears removably attachable to said bumper and adapted to spear a load of hay, or the like; bumper rotating means for rotating said bumper in said bumper mounting means sleeves to thereby lift said spears; whereby said vehicle can be driven to spear a load of hay, or the like, the load lifted, and moved with said vehicle; and a tool box slidably mounted into one end of the bumper and having a generally cylindrical shape having a pair of end member, one said end having a locking member fixably attached thereto.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
147 words
A load moving vehicle comprising: a vehicle; bumper mounting means attached to said vehicle for mounting a bumper to said vehicle, said bumper mounting means having a pair of sleeves thereon; a bumper having cylindrical portions rotatably mounted to said bumper mounting means with said bumper cylindrical portions mounted in said sleeves; a pair of spears removably attachable to said bumper and adapted to spear a load of hay, or the like; bumper rotating means for rotating said bumper in said bumper mounting means sleeves to thereby lift said spears; whereby said vehicle can be driven to spear a load of hay, or the like, the load lifted, and moved with said vehicle; and a tool box slidably mounted into one end of the bumper and having a generally cylindrical shape having a pair of end member, one said end having a locking member fixably attached thereto.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 7 in which said tool box spear locking member includes a wedging member for wedging a pair of spears in said bumper against the interior walls of the cylindrical bumper.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
84 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 8 in which each said end member of said tool box has a slot therein, with a slot on one end being angled from the slot on the other end and said bumper having a locking bracket extending thereinto, whereby the slot in one end can be slid onto the locking bracket to a position past the locking bracket, and the tool box twisted to align the other end slot for sliding onto the locking bracket.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 9 in which said locking bracket has an aperture therein for attaching a locking pin to lock the tool box in the bumper.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A load moving vehicle in accordance with claim 10 in which said tool box or other end has a handle attached thereto for grasping said tool box.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
183 words
A load moving vehicle comprising: a vehicle; bumper mounting means attached to said vehicle for mounting a bumper to said vehicle, said bumper mounting means having a pair of sleeves thereon; a bumper having cylindrical portions rotatably mounted to said bumper mounting means with said bumper cylindrical portions mounted in said sleeves; a pair of spears removably attachable to said bumper and adapted to spear a load of hay, or the like; bumper rotating means for rotating said bumper in said bumper mounting means sleeves to thereby lift said spears; whereby said vehicle can be driven to spear a load of hay, or the like, the load lifted, and moved with said vehicle; and a spear attaching means having a spear support sleeve, and having a cylindrical spear holding member fixably attached tangentially to said spear support sleeve, said spear support sleeve being adapted to slide onto a cylindrical bumper and having a threaded opening therein for driving a bolt through said sleeve spear support and into a threaded opening in said cylindrical bumper for locking said spear support sleeve to said bumper.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
183 words
A load moving vehicle comprising: a vehicle; bumper mounting means attached to said vehicle for mounting a bumper to said vehicle, said bumper mounting means having a pair of sleeves thereon; a bumper having cylindrical portions rotatably mounted to said bumper mounting means with said bumper cylindrical portions mounted in said sleeves; a pair of spears removably attachable to said bumper and adapted to spear a load of hay, or the like; bumper rotating means for rotating said bumper in said bumper mounting means sleeves to thereby lift said spears; whereby said vehicle can be driven to spear a load of hay, or the like, the load lifted, and moved with said vehicle; and a spear attaching means having a spear support sleeve, and having a cylindrical spear holding member fixably attached tangentially to said spear support sleeve, said spear support sleeve being adapted to slide onto a cylindrical bumper and having a threaded opening therein for driving a bolt through said sleeve spear support and into a threaded opening in said cylindrical bumper for locking said spear support sleeve to said bumper.
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