Patent ID: 8002321
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A grapple device for picking up a loose material, the grapple device comprising: a handle; a grapple basket for grabbing the pile of leaves, the grapple basket having two or more grapple sections and being openable and closable; an actuating means for moving the grapple sections between open and closed positions; a first coupling assembly for attaching to an upper portion of each grapple section; and a second coupling assembly for attaching to a portion of each grapple section that is a distance away from the upper portion of the each grapple section; wherein the upper portion of the each grapple section is movably assembled on the first coupling assembly; wherein the lower portion of the each grapple section is pivotably coupled to the second coupling assembly, and wherein, when said actuating means is actuated to open the grapple basket, the upper portion of the each grapple section is pushed downward, thereby forcing the each grapple section to pivot about the second coupling assembly and move to an open position.