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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:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin Kunzman, Eastlake, OH (US);
Assignee:
Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/28 ;
Abstract
A quick coupler for mounting implements on excavators has an upwardly facing set of recesses for engaging one mounting pin and a laterally facing set of recesses for engaging the other mounting pin on the implement. A freely rotatable latch closing the lateral recesses is provided with two locking mechanisms, both of which provide positive metal to metal lock.