Apparatus for attaching an accessory to an excavator
US6493967B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/125
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The apparatus for attaching an accessory to an excavator is a device for attaching a grader blade, brush blade, compactor, or other accessory to the bucket of an excavator. The apparatus has a body to which the accessory is attached which has a pair of hooks which slide between adjacent pairs of teeth on an edge of the excavator bucket and a pair of chains attached to the rear of the bucket and tightened by load binders to retain the apparatus on the excavator bucket. The apparatus provides for pivoting the accessory laterally, and may optionally provide for tilting the accessory in a vertical plane.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.