Patent ID: 9387870
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A01D,B62B,E01H

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for loading an engine-powered, wheeled machine, the apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having a first arm and a second arm; a first side support member having a first end sized to receive the first arm of the handle assembly and a second end opposite the first end; a second side support member having a first end sized to receive the second arm of the handle assembly and a second end opposite the first end; a pair of upper attachment brackets coupled to respective upper portions of the first and second side support members; and a pair of lower attachment brackets coupled to respective lower portions of the first and second side support members; wherein the first and second arms of the handle assembly slidably engage the first and second side support members and are moveable therein between a retracted position and an extended position; wherein the first and second ends of the first side support member are aligned coaxially; wherein the first and second ends of the second side support member are aligned coaxially; wherein one lower attachment bracket of the pair of lower attachment brackets is positioned between the first and second ends of the first side support member; and wherein the other lower attachment bracket of the pair of lower attachment brackets is positioned between the first and second ends of the second side support member.