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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1977
Tomio Uchida, Sapporo, JP;
Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A quick coupler for attaching and detaching an implement to a vehicle equipped with a lift arm and a tilt link includes a hitch having a lower supporting assembly pivotally connected to the lift arm, an upper supporting assembly pivotally connected to the tilt link, and an actuator pivotally connected between the supporting assemblies and movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the lower and upper supporting assemblies being positioned between a substantially aligned first condition and an angularly collapsed second condition at the extended and retracted positions of the actuator, and a hook arrangement having a lower hook portion and an upper hook portion secured to the implement and respectively receiving the lower and upper supporting assemblies.