Patent ID: 8794898

Claim:
A bale-carrying cart comprising: a frame having a generally rectangular front portion and a rearwardly-extending handle portion, the front portion having a horizontal axle near its front end; wheels supporting the frame above the ground; a securement rack pivotally connected to the horizontal axle on the front portion of the frame, the rack comprising a front set of hooks and a rear set of hooks, said front and rear sets of hooks being curved, pointed in the forward direction, and pivotal on said securement rack; and a handle system connected to said front and rear sets of hooks to actuate the sets of hooks to rotate downwardly and in the forward direction for impaling a bale of feed; wherein said securement rack comprises a rectangular rack frame with front member, rear member, two side members, a front rotating collar encircling said front member to which said front set of hooks is fixed, a rear rotating collar encircling said rear member to which said rear set of hooks is fixed, and a linking rod between said front rotating collar and said rear rotating collar, wherein said handle system comprises a rack-handle extending from the rear rotating collar, so that pulling the rack-handle rotates both the front rotating collar and the rear rotating collar for rotating the sets of hooks to impale a bale.