Loader fork

US4274798A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• William Guest · Felton, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 1979
• Grant date: Jun 23, 1981
• Expiry date: May 23, 1999

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B66F9/12
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A loader fork for the bucket of a front end loader having a channel forming a riser, an arm extending rearwardly from the riser and forming a slot for the bucket lip. A thick plate is at the front of the slot for engagement by the bucket cutting edge, a transverse bar is on the bottom of the arm to engage the thick part of the bucket, and the bucket is clamped between a screw carried by the arm and a backing bar at the rear of and wider than the tine. The riser has a bar across its upper end to serve as a handle.