Patent ID: 6074160
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A grapple for mounting to a bucket of a loader wherein the bucket has two pairs of mounting flaps outwardly extending from the back of the bucket, the grapple comprising:a pair of spaced apart elongate mounting arms, each of said mounting arms being positioned between a pair of mounting flaps extending from a rear of a bucket of a loader and detachably coupled to said mounting flaps;a pair of pivot arms pivotally coupled to outer ends of said mounting arms, each of said pivot arms having a bend defining inner and outer portions of said pivot arm; anda toothed portion coupled to outer ends of said pivot arms;wherein said mounting arm has a triangular flange for positioning against said bucket adjacent to an opening of the bucket when the mounting arm is mounted to the bucket, said mounting arm having a first end for positioning adjacent to the bucket and a pivot coupling to said pivot arm adjacent to a second end of the mounting arm, said mounting arm having a first length between said first end of the mounting arm and a triangular flange, said mounting arm having a second length between said triangular flange and said pivot coupling, said pivot arm having a third length between said pivot coupling and the bend in said pivot arm,wherein said second length of said mounting arm is approximately equal to said first length of said mounting arm and said second length of the mounting arm is approximately equal to said third length of said pivot arm for maximizing the extension of the pivot arm from said triangular flange and thereby maximizing the grapple reach and the grapple capacity of said toothed portion.