摘要 |
A mounting member 502 for assembling a housing 500 of a grapple such as an orange peel type grapple (104 fig. 1) includes a first aperture 602 to pivotally support a tine (116 fig. 1), a second aperture 604 to pivotally support a hydraulic cylinder (118 fig. 1), first and second joining edges 606, 608 to attach adjacent mounting members 502 to one another and a top surface 609 extending between the first and second joining edges 606, 608, the top surface 609 attaching the mounting member 502 to a mounting ring 504. The first and second joining edges 606, 608 may be disposed at 90° or 72° to one another to form a housing 500 with four or five mounting members 502 and tines (116 fig. 1). A bottom support portion (316 fig. 3) and side support portion (314 fig. 3) may be provided. A mounting boss (610 fig. 6) may be welded to the first aperture 602. Adjacent mounting members 502 may be welded at their first and second joining edges 606, 608. |