Patent ID: 7544030
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: A01B,B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A hay bale suspension system for use with a ball hitch of an all terrain vehicle, the hay bale suspension system comprising a hitch bar, a base support, a vertical support, a spike, a pulley system, and two connecting arms, wherein: the hitch bar secures perpendicularly and non-pivotally to a bottom plate of the ball hitch; the hitch bar comprises a centrally disposed aperture, two bar clamps, and two pins extending from two ends of the hitch bar; the aperture of the hitch bar aligns with an aperture in the bottom plate of the ball hitch and a bolt of a ball of the ball hitch such that the aperture of the hitch bar receives the bolt of the ball of the ball hitch passing through the aperture in the bottom plate of the ball hitch and such that the hitch bar is perpendicular to the ball hitch when secured thereto; the bar clamps of the hitch bar clamp against the bottom plate of the ball hitch such that the hitch bar does not pivot about the ball hitch when secured thereto; the base support supports the vertical support above a ground surface and comprises base plates at terminal sides of the base support, wherein the base support further comprises ground engaging wheels attached thereto for rolling engagement by device with the ground; the spike extends perpendicularly from the vertical support such that the spike is parallel with the base support; the pulley system comprises a plurality of pulleys, a winch, a cable, and a vertical post system; the vertical post system comprises a vertical post configured to secure directly over the ball of the ball hitch of the all terrain vehicle; a first one of the plurality of pulleys and the winch are secured to the vertical support and a second one of the plurality of pulleys is secured to the vertical post of the vertical post system; the pulley system winds and unwinds the cable with the winch about the plurality of pulleys so as to adjust bi-directionally a tilt of the vertical support and the spike such that the spike may raise and lower a hay bale with respect to the ground surface; and the connecting arms comprise apertures at respective terminal ends, the apertured terminal ends of the connecting arms couple with the base plates of the base support and with the pins of the hitch bar such that the base support secures non-pivotally to the ball hitch of the all terrain vehicle.