Patent ID: 8931997
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for picking up bales and moving them into and/or out from a trailer comprising: (a) a trailer having a frame, the frame having a front and a rear; (b) a floor operatively attached to the frame, at least a part of the floor being a moving floor, the floor having a front and a rear; (c) the frame adapted to be operatively attached to a prime mover near the front of the frame for permitting pivoting of the frame along a generally vertical axis and along a generally horizontal axis for permitting the trailer to be towed and for being pivoted between a raised transport position and a lowered loading/unloading position; (d) a set of wheels operatively attached to the frame and, the set of wheels being moveable between a first position near the rear of the frame and a second position nearer to the front of the frame; (e) a locking device for selectively locking the set of wheels in a first or second position thereof; (f) a ground engaging device operatively attached to a rear portion of the frame for selectively pulling the trailer rearwardly or pushing the trailer forwardly, the ground engaging device also having a non-ground engaging raised position for when the trailer is being used in the transport position thereof; and (g) a starter conveyor section operatively attached to the rear of the frame with a forward end being adjacent to the rear of the floor, the starter conveyor section having a first elevated position when the frame is in transport position and a second position close to the ground when the trailer is in the tilted loading/unloading position.