Dampened fully pivotal hanger for a grapple

A dampened pivotal hanger assembly (10) adapted to be fixed to a supportive structure (14), comprising:

• a main mounting member (24) attachable to the supportive structure (14), said main mounting member (24) having two support portions (28) a spaced distance apart;
• mounting means (30) attached to each support portion (28);
• a pair of first pivoting members (32), each of said first pivoting members (32) being connected to a corresponding one of said mounting means (30) and being pivotable with respect to said support portions (28);
• crossmember means (38) joining the first pivoting members (32) one to the other, said crossmember means (38) supporting two horizontally spaced pivot pins (44);
• a pair of second pivoting members (48), each of said second pivoting members (48) being attached to a corresponding one of said second pivot pins (44) and being pivotable with respect to said first pivoting members (32);
• first extendable-retractable dampening means (60) connected between said main mounting member (24) and at least one of said first pivoting members (32) for resisting pivoting of said first pivoting members (32);
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• second dampening means (68) connected between said crossmember means (38) and at least one of said second pivoting members (48) for dampening pivoting of the second pivoting members (48) relative to said crossmember means (38) wherein said main mounting member (24), said first pivoting members (32) and said second pivoting members (48) define a central, substantially vertically extending recess (71).