Clamp adapter for lift vehicle to facilitate lifting of malleable objects

A clamp adaptor for mounting on a bale squeeze attachment of a lift vehicle to allow the lift vehicle to lift a filled or partially filled malleable bag, the clamp adaptor comprising first and second opposing clamp-sides, each clamp-side having:

• a part-cylindrical side wall having a curvature with a radius about a vertical axis of the clamp adaptor;
• a flat part-circular bottom plate fixedly coupled with the part-cylindrical side wall;
• and
• at least one stopper bar attached to one of the first and second opposing clamp-sides to stop the first and second opposing clamp-sides from moving closer to each other relative to a minimum distance between the first and second opposing clamp-sides;
• wherein the at least one stopper bar is adjustable in length.

A clamp adaptor for mounting on a bale squeeze attachment of a lift vehicle, the clamp adaptor comprising:

• a) first and second opposing clamp-sides, each comprising:
• i) a part-cylindrical side wall having a first curvature with a radius about a vertical axis of the clamp adaptor;
• ii) a top bracket having a flat portion with a part-circular shape edge that fixedly couples at a first end with an outside portion of the part-cylindrical side wall at a first height, and having a vertical portion with attachment means at a second end, opposite the first end, that removably attach to one vertical side plate of the bale squeeze attachment;
• and
• iii) a bottom bracket having a flat portion with a part-circular shape edge that fixedly couples at a first end with an outside portion of the part-cylindrical side wall at a second height, lower than the first height, and a vertical portion having attachment means at a second end, opposite the first end, that removably attach to the one vertical side plate of the bale squeeze attachment;
• and
• b) at least one stopper bar attached to one of the first and second opposing clamp-sides;
• wherein the first and second opposing clamp-sides are laterally movable by the bale squeeze attachment from a minimum separation distance defined by the at least one stopper bar to a maximum separation distance defined by the bale squeeze attachment;
• wherein the at least one stopper bar is sized to prevent the bale squeeze attachment from closing the first and second opposing clamp-sides beyond a reset minimum distance;
• and
• wherein the at least one stopper bar is adjustable in length.

A clamp adaptor for mounting on a bale squeeze attachment of a lift vehicle to allow the lift vehicle to lift a filled or partially filled malleable bag, the clamp adaptor comprising first and second opposing clamp-sides, each clamp-side having:

• a part-cylindrical side wall having a curvature with a radius about a vertical axis of the clamp adaptor;
• and
• a flat part-circular bottom plate fixedly coupled with the part-cylindrical side wall;
• wherein the first and second opposing clamp-sides are independently movable.