Three point hay lift system
OwnerJohn C. Bishopinventor
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Abstract
A three point hay lift assembly includes a hay spear device for a three point hitch and a three point hay lift. The hay spear device includes at least one stabilizer mounted to a frame within about 24 inches of a hay spear mounted to the frame. This enables the hay spear device to be lowered without the stabilizers contacting a trailer platform or bed. The hay lift includes a tube configured to slide over the hay spear that is longer than the stabilizer of the hay spear device. A crossbar limits the insertion depth of the hay spear into the hay bale and at least one stabilizer is attached to the crossbar to prevent the hay bale from spinning. An ear extends from the tube to contact the frame of the hay spear device and prevent the tube from spinning about the hay spear.
Claims20
A three point hay lift comprising:
- a tube extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis and is configured to receive a hay spear therein, said tube having a first end and a second end, said second end longitudinally opposite the first end;
- an ear extending longitudinally past the first end of the tube, wherein the ear is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and not collinear with the longitudinal axis such that the ear is configured to contact a frame supporting the hay spear and limit rotation of the tube about the hay spear when the three point hay lift is installed on the hay spear device;
- a crossbar extending laterally from the tube at the second end of the tube;
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- a hay lift stabilizer extending longitudinally from the crossbar past the second end of the tube, wherein the hay lift stabilizer is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and not collinear with the longitudinal axis.
A hay spear device comprising:
- a frame configured to attach to a three point hitch;
- a hay spear extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis, said hay spear attached to and supported by the frame;
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- a hay spear stabilizer extending longitudinally from the frame, said hay spear stabilizer extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and is not collinear with the longitudinal axis, wherein
- the hay spear stabilizer is less than 24 inches from the hay spear.
A hay spear and three point hay lift assembly comprising:
- a hay spear device comprising:
- a frame configured to attach to a three point hitch;
- a hay spear extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis, said spear attached to and supported by the frame;
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- a hay spear stabilizer extending longitudinally from the frame, said hay spear stabilizer extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and not collinear with the longitudinal axis, wherein
- the hay spear stabilizer is less than 24 inches from the hay spear;
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- a three point hay lift comprising:
- a tube extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis when the three point hay lift is installed on the hay spear device, wherein the tube is configured to receive the hay spear therein when installed on the hay spear device, said tube having a first end and a second end, said second end longitudinally opposite the first end;
- an ear extending longitudinally past the first end of the tube, wherein the ear is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and not collinear with the longitudinal axis such that the ear is configured to contact the frame supporting the hay spear and limit rotation of the tube about the hay spear when the three point hay lift is installed on the hay spear device;
- a crossbar extending laterally from the tube at the second end of the tube;
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- a hay lift stabilizer extending longitudinally from the crossbar past the second end of the tube, wherein the hay lift stabilizer is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and not collinear with the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.