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US 12,590,435 B2Granted
Tractor attachment accessories
AssigneeFields Log Master LLC
InventorLarry Trow
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Abstract
Tractor attachment accessories and methods of lifting a log with the tractor attachment accessories. In some examples, the tractor attachment accessory includes an elongate base member having first and second longitudinal end portions. The tractor attachment accessory additionally includes a mounting assembly attachable to a tractor attachment. The first longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member is pivotably connected to the mounting assembly. The tractor attachment accessory further includes a cross member attached to, or formed with, the second longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member. The tractor attachment accessory additionally includes two or more spaced prongs attached to, or formed with, the cross member.
Claims16
A tractor attachment assembly, comprising:
- a bucket attachment including at least one boom and a bucket pivotably attached to the at least one boom;
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- a bucket attachment accessory including:
- a single elongate base member having first and second longitudinal end portions, the elongate base member being made of a single continuous piece of metal;
- a mounting assembly fixedly attached to the bucket, the first longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member being pivotably connected to the mounting assembly;
- a single cross member fixedly and directly attached to the second longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member, the cross member being made of a single continuous piece of metal, wherein the cross member is perpendicular to the elongate base member;
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- two or more spaced prongs fixedly and directly attached to, or directly formed with, the cross member,
- wherein the elongate base member pivots relative to the mounting assembly, and wherein the elongate base member is connected to only the mounting assembly and the cross member, and wherein the mounting assembly is connected to only the bucket and the elongate base member.
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A tractor attachment assembly, comprising:
- a bucket attachment including at least one boom and a bucket pivotably attached to the at least one boom;
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- a bucket attachment accessory including:
- a single elongate base member having first and second longitudinal end portions, the elongate base member being made of a single continuous piece of metal, wherein the first longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member includes an eyebolt;
- a mounting assembly including only (1) a planar mounting base fixedly attached to the bucket, (2) two opposed walls attached to, or formed with, the mounting base, and (3) a pin, the two opposed walls extending away from the mounting base and defining a channel therebetween to receive the eyebolt fixedly attached to the bucket, wherein each of the two or more walls includes a hole, wherein the pin is received in the holes of the two opposed walls and in the eyebolt such that the elongate base member is pivotably connected to the mounting assembly;
- a single cross member fixedly and directly attached to the second longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member, the cross member being made of a single continuous piece of metal, wherein the cross member is perpendicular to the elongate base member;
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- two or more spaced prongs fixedly and directly attached to, or directly formed with, the cross member,
- wherein the elongate base member pivots via the least one pivot pin relative to the mounting assembly, and wherein the elongate base member is connected to only the pivot pin of the mounting assembly and the cross member, and wherein the mounting assembly is connected to only the bucket and the eyebolt of the elongate base member.
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A tractor attachment assembly, consisting:
- a bucket attachment including at least one boom and a bucket pivotably attached to the at least one boom;
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- a bucket attachment accessory consisting:
- a single elongate base member having first and second longitudinal end portions, the elongate base member being made of a single continuous piece of metal;
- a mounting assembly fixedly attached to the bucket, the first longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member being pivotably connected to the mounting assembly;
- a single cross member fixedly and directly attached to the second longitudinal end portion of the elongate base member, the cross member being made of a single continuous piece of metal, wherein the cross member is perpendicular to the elongate base member;
- and
- two or more spaced prongs fixedly and directly attached to, or directly formed with, the cross member,
- wherein the elongate base member pivots relative to the mounting assembly, and wherein the elongate base member is connected to only the mounting assembly and the cross member, and wherein the mounting assembly is connected to only the bucket and the elongate base member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.