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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1989
Hans Schaeff, Langenburg, DE;
Karl Schaeff GmbH & Co., Langenburg, DE;
Abstract
An excavator arm with basic boom 12, intermediate boom 14 and shovel stem 16 with digging implement is connected to a support part 86 which can be driven directly or indirectly into rotation about a vertical axis 84. In order to dig trenches with vertical walls outside the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and to achieve an advantageous transport position, the intermediate boom 14 consists of a front part 14a, a rear part 14b and a common rotary joint 20, the most advantageous transport position being achieved by rotating by 180.degree. the front part 14a, about the axis of rotation 22 set vertically, from the extended operational position relative to the rear part 14b.