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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2024
Miller Uk Limited, Cramlington, GB;
Keith Miller, Cramlington, GB;
Gary Miller, Cramlington, GB;
Gavin Urwin, Cramlington, GB;
Chris Bradley, Cramlington, GB;
Chris Lewis, Cramlington, GB;
Howard Reay, Cramlington, GB;
Miller UK Limited, Northumberland, GB;
Abstract
An excavator coupler () comprising a housing with a top part () for attachment to an excavator arm of an excavator, and a bottom part () for attachment to an accessory for the excavator, such as an excavator bucket, the bottom part comprising a front jaw () open to a front of the coupler for receiving a first attachment pin () of an accessory and a rear pin receiving area () open to a bottom of the coupler for receiving a second attachment pin () of the accessory, the coupler further comprising a first closure mechanism () for the rear pin receiving area, the first closure mechanism comprising an actuator () and a movable second pin engaging surface for selectively securing the second attachment pin () in the rear pin receiving area () and for pulling the first attachment pin () into the front jaw () of the coupler (), a second closure member () for the front jaw () for selectively retaining the front attachment pin () in the front jaw (), and a front latch control component for selectively controlling the second closure member () between an open state and a closed state wherein the actuator () comprises a release member () for selectively engaging a release arm () on the front latch control component to activate or deactivate the front latch control component.