Bale splitting attachment
AssigneeTie Down, Inc.
InventorsWarren van Nus, Kenneth A. Sargent
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Abstract
A bale splitter attachment for use with a bale including a frame including a frame base and a cutting arm rotatably connected to the frame base at a pivot, the rotatable cutting arm including an elongate blade, the frame base and the rotatable cutting arm together defining a bay to receive the bale; a powered actuation device including a first end connected to the frame base and a second end connected to the rotatable cutting arm at a connection point, the powered actuation device arranged to apply cutting force in a pulling arrangement; and a hook apparatus connected to the frame, the hook apparatus including a plurality of hooks.
Claims12
A bale splitter attachment for use with a bale, the bale splitter attachment comprising:
- a frame comprising a frame base and a cutting arm rotatably connected to the frame base at a pivot, the rotatable cutting arm comprising an elongate blade, the frame base and the rotatable cutting arm together defining a bay sized to receive the bale;
- a powered actuation device comprising a first end connected to the frame base and a second end connected to the rotatable cutting arm at a connection point, the powered actuation device configured to apply cutting force in a pulling arrangement;
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- a hook apparatus connected to the frame, the hook apparatus comprising a plurality of hooks, wherein the hook apparatus comprises a plurality of hooks pivotably connected to a frame and rotatably connected to a shuttle, wherein actuation of the powered actuation device linearly engages the shuttle.
A bale splitter assembly comprising:
- a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a powered actuation system;
- a bale splitter attachment, the bale splitter attachment comprising
- a frame comprising a frame base and a cutting arm rotatably connected to the frame base at a pivot, the rotatable cutting arm comprising an elongate blade, the frame base and the rotatable cutting arm together defining a bay sized to receive the bale;
- a powered actuation device, the powered actuation device receiving power from the powered actuation system of the vehicle, the powered actuation device comprising a first end connected to the frame base and a second end connected to the rotatable cutting arm;
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- a hook apparatus connected to the frame, the hook apparatus comprising a plurality of hooks and a powered actuation device, the powered actuation device of the hook apparatus receiving power from the powered actuation system of the vehicle,
- wherein the hook apparatus comprises a plurality of hooks pivotably connected to a frame and rotatably connected to a shuttle, wherein actuation of the powered actuation device linearly engages the shuttle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.