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US 4,360,302 AGranted
Hydraulic hose slack adjustor apparatus
AssigneeSperry Corporation
InventorsAlan R. Askov, L. Dennis Butler
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Abstract
A bale handling apparatus includes a pickup arm adjustably mounted for picking up various size bales. Hydraulic hoses are connected to a cylinder on the arm. A slack adjustor is movable on the frame in response to adjustment of the arm for retaining the hoses adjacent the frame to limit possible hose damage.
Claims6
Apparatus for bale handling including a slack adjustor comprising:
- (a) a bed mounted on a frame;
- (b) means for picking up a bale and depositing said bale on said bed, said means having a first width;
- (c) means for adjusting said first width;
- said means for adjusting including a first portion, a telescoping second portion slidingly engaged with said first portion, and a pin removably inserted in selected ones of a plurality of matched holes in said first and second portions;
- (d) a pivotal pickup arm connected to said second portion;
- (e) means for hydraulically pivoting said arm, said means being a hydraulic cylinder;
- (f) a source of hydraulic fluid;
- (g) means for conducting hydraulic fluid from said source to said cylinder, said means being at least one slack high pressure hose;
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- (h) means for adjusting slack in said hose to correspond to the adjustment of said second portion relative to said first portion, said means for adjusting slack including a base portion connected to said means for picking up a bale and a loop-like portion connected to said base portion to encircle said at least one slack high-pressure hose and retain the position thereof relative to said base member.
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