Patent ID: 11884523
Assignee: TREKLOS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  E | IPC A  B  E

Claim 33:
34. A method for using a grapple-heel rack with a grapple and a manipulation machine, said manipulation machine having a boom support and a thumb, said method comprising:
(a) providing said grapple-heel rack, said grapple-heel rack comprising:
(i) a frame having a nose, a heel, and first and second side rails spanning between said nose and said heel;
(ii) said grapple associated with said nose;
(iii) a first angle-enabler catch associated with said first side rail, said first angle-enabler catch positioned between said nose and said heel;
(iv) a second angle-enabler catch associated with said second side rail, said second angle-enabler catch positioned between said nose and said heel;
(v) a first catch notch formed between said first angle-enabler catch and said first side rail, said first catch notch between said first angle-enabler catch and said heel, said first catch notch being unobstructed between said first angle-enabler catch and said heel; and
(vi) a second catch notch formed between said second angle-enabler catch and said second side rail, said second catch notch between said second angle-enabler catch and said heel, said second catch notch being unobstructed between said second angle-enabler catch and said heel; and

(b) implementing an angled-catch hold by gripping said load with said grapple and tucking said load under at least one of said first angle-enabler catch or said second angle-enabler catch and tucking said load into at least one of said first catch notch or said second catch notch.