Patent ID: 8109709

Claim:
A removable grapple apparatus for a loader bucket, the grapple apparatus comprising: a grapple assembly comprising at least one grapple arm having an inboard end and an outboard end, and a grapple fork mounted on the at least one grapple arm toward the outboard end thereof; a mounting assembly configured to removably mount the grapple assembly to the loader bucket when the mounting assembly is mounted on the bucket, the grapple assembly being pivotally mounted on the mounting assembly to permit pivot movement of the grapple assembly with respect to the mounting assembly; and a grapple movement assembly configured to pivotally move the grapple assembly with respect to the mounting assembly; wherein the mounting assembly comprises at least one mount structure including an arm mount mounted on the grapple arm and a base mount configured for mounting on the bucket, the arm mount and the base mount being releasably coupleable together; wherein the base mount comprises a pocket-forming structure and includes a retaining member removably mounted on the pocket-forming structure, and wherein the arm mount includes a protrusion element mounted on an insertion portion and protruding from a surface of the insertion portion to interact with the retaining member mounted on the pocket-forming structure to resist removal of the arm mount from the base mount.