Patent ID: 6921240
Filing Date: 2005-07-26
Classification: B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for lifting and moving rolls of industrial material for use with a forklift or tow motor comprising: a triangular truss body; a pair of attachment legs, for matingly engaging a machine capable of lifting and moving objects, coupled to the triangular truss body; a means for locking said attachment legs to said machine capable of lifting and moving objects; a pair of concealment plates, coupled to the triangular truss body; a pair of bearing casings contained within said pair of concealment plates; an axle, said axle inserted through the triangular truss body, such that said axle passes through the center of each bearing casing; a collar attached to the end of the axle for keeping the axle in place; an inner barrel, said inner barrel fixedly secured to the face of the triangular truss body, said barrel having a plurality of apertures cut through the outer circumference thereof; an outer barrel surrounding the inner barrel, such that said outer barrel is freely rotatable, said outer barrel having an aperture cut through the outer circumference thereof; a plate coupled to the outer barrel, said plate having an aperture in the center thereof sized to fit the axle therethrough, said plate attached to the axle at said aperture such that when said plate is rotated, the axle and the outer barrel rotate therewith; a pin, removably inserted through the aperture in the outer barrel and through one of said apertures in the inner barrel for keeping the outer barrel from turning; and, a means for securing bulk material, said means coupled to the face of the plate.