Universal load handling apparatus

Claim 1

IN LOAD HANDLING APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING ON A VEHICLE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF A REAR GRAPPLING SECTION, A FRONT BUCKET SECTION, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECTIONS TOGETHER FOR RELATIVE OPENING AND CLOSING MOVEMENTS THEREBETWEEN, A HYDRAULIC POWER MEANS FOR EFFECTING SUCH OPENING AND CLOSING MOVEMENTS, FIRST AND SECOND VERTICALLY SPACED SETS OF SOCKET HOLES IN SAID REAR SECTION, A THIRD SET OF SOCKET HOLES INTERMEDIATELY DISPOSED IN SAID FRONT SECTION, AND RELEASABLE COUPLING PIVOT PINS RECEIVABLE IN SAID ALIGNED SETS OF SOCKET HOLES IN SAID REAR SECTION AND IN SAID FRONT SECTION FOR RELEASABLY COUPLING A LOAD ENGAGING SECTION TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID REAR AND FRONT SECTIONS.