Patent ID: 9518405
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A01G,E04H

Claim Text:
1. A multi-purpose grasping attachment and accessory for a utility tractor, comprising: a frame; at least one attachment section on the frame for attaching the frame to the utility tractor; a pivotal jaw member pivotally mounted to the frame; a fixed jaw member fixedly attached to the frame and opposite the pivotal jaw member, said pivotal jaw member and said fixed jaw member oriented on a substantially horizontal plane; a pivotal reinforcing member pivotally mounted to the frame and fixedly attached to the pivotal jaw member; a jaw actuator assembly comprising one or more jaw hydraulic cylinders configured to move the pivotal jaw member relative to the fixed jaw member about a generally vertical axis between open and closed positions, said pivotal jaw member configured to move along a generally horizontal plane; wherein one of the one or more jaw hydraulic cylinder assemblies is operably connected to the pivotal reinforcing member and the frame; wherein the one or more jaw hydraulic cylinder assemblies are oriented to be generally parallel to the pivotal jaw member; wherein the fixed jaw member is angled less than 90° from the frame; and an accessory removably coupled to the frame and comprising: