Hay Hugger Apparatus
AssigneeTexas Tech University System
InventorsJeff Hanson, Shalene Smith, Michael Arthur, Kenneth Cramblitt, Dean Fleitman
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Abstract
A hugger apparatus for lifting a load generally includes a plurality of arms including a first arm and a second arm respectively attached to a first plate and a second plate. An offset hydraulic arrangement is provided, which includes first and second hydraulic bars. The offset hydraulic arrangement connects to and engages the first plate and second plate so as to respectively move the first and second arms into extended or retracted positions for engaging with and lifting and moving a load.
Claims20
An apparatus for lifting a load, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of arms including a first arm and a second arm respectively attached to a first plate and a second plate;
- an offset hydraulic arrangement that includes first and second hydraulic bars, wherein said offset hydraulic arrangement connects to and engages said first plate and second plate so as to respectively move said first and second arms into extended or retracted positions for engaging with and lifting and moving loads of a variety of shapes and sizes.
An apparatus for lifting a load, comprising:
- a plurality of arms including a first arm and a second arm respectively attached to a first plate and a second plate;
- an offset hydraulic arrangement that includes first and second hydraulic bars, wherein said offset hydraulic arrangement connects to and engages said first plate and second plate so as to respectively move said first and second arms into extended or retracted positions for engaging with and lifting and moving loads of a variety of shapes and sizes, wherein said offset hydraulic arrangement includes a female boom that maintains said first and second hydraulic bars.
An apparatus for lifting a load, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of arms including a first arm and a second arm respectively attached to a first plate and a second plate;
- an offset hydraulic arrangement that includes first and second hydraulic bars, wherein said offset hydraulic arrangement connects to and engages said first plate and second plate so as to respectively move said first and second arms into extended or retracted positions for engaging with and lifting and moving loads of a variety of shapes and sizes, wherein said offset hydraulic arrangement includes a female boom that maintains said first and second hydraulic bars;
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- an attachment plates that connects to said female boom and which allows said hugger apparatus to attach to an external lifting machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.