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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vearl L Collins, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
Entek Manufacturing Company, San Marcos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; E02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403234 ; 37468 ; 403323 ; 403386 ; 414723 ;
Abstract
A quick connect system for attaching excavator buckets and other tools to the arm of a hydraulic excavator. The excavator bucket has a first and second mounting plate connected thereto in a spaced parallel relationship. Each mounting plate has a front and rear mounting assembly aligned to receive the front and rear pins respectively of the arm of the hydraulic excavator. Each mounting assembly has a U-shaped opening formed therein for receiving one end of one of the respective front and rear pins and has facilities for securing the respective pins to the mounting assembly.