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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 1990
Filed:
May. 02, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Garry W Dunnegan, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414722 ; 414704 ; 414732 ; 414739 ;
Abstract
A quadflex bucket apparatus operable to grasp and lift loose piles of material. The quadflex bucket apparatus comprises a lower jaw assembly with at least one finger member pivotally secured thereto. An upper jaw assembly is pivotally secured to the middle jaw assembly. A pair of first hydraulic cylinders is pivotally secured to the lower jaw assembly and to the middle jaw assembly. A pair of second hydraulic cylinders is pivotally secured to the middle jaw assembly and to the upper jaw assembly.