Bucket apparatuses, systems, and methods for zero turn work machines
US11795655B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F3/422
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A work machine is operatively coupled with a bucket attachment. A lift mechanism coupled with the work machine is adjustable to a plurality of Z-axis positions. The bucket attachment includes a bucket rotatably coupled with a frame. The frame is rotatably coupled with a rear end of the work machine and is coupled with the lift mechanism by at least one flexible rigging. The lift mechanism is adjustable to a first position in which the frame is rotated so that the bucket contacts the underlying ground surface and the flexible rigging does not support any of a weight of the frame and to a second position in which the frame is rotated so that the bucket is raised above the underlying ground surface and the flexible rigging supports at least a portion of the weight of the frame.
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