Patent ID: 8297228

Claim:
A feed support and bale ring mover, comprising: an elongate, generally straight support member; an attachment plate fixed to an upper end of the support member in a generally horizontal orientation; and a plurality of arm assemblies rotatably attached to an outer portion of the attachment plate, the attachment of the arm assemblies to the attachment plate being such that they can be rotated between a stored position in which the arm assemblies extend essentially perpendicular to the attachment plate and parallel to the support member, and an extended position in which the arm assemblies extend generally parallel to and radially outward from the attachment plate, each of the plurality of arm assemblies including a primary arm section that is rotatably attached to the attachment plate by a connecting bracket having a pair of projecting elements spaced from one another, the pair of projecting elements having aligned holes with a fastener passing through the aligned holes in the projecting elements and corresponding aligned holes in the primary arm section to mount the primary arm section for rotation about the attachment plate, and a secondary arm section mounted relative to the primary arm section so as to provide telescopic sliding movement between extended and retracted positions so as to vary the overall length of the arm assembly.