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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
Applicants:
George Robert Gregory, Tyler, TX (US);
Robert Mcclure Love, Iii, Tyler, TX (US);
Inventors:
George Robert Gregory, Tyler, TX (US);
Robert McClure Love, III, Tyler, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for connecting a mining dump bucket to a set of drag chains and a set of dump ropes is provided. A metallic nugget is fused to a drag rope. The metallic nugget is then inserted into a novel coupler or socket attached to a dump bucket. Also provided is a set of frustoconical wedges adjacent the nugget and a frustoconical receiver used to secure the rope to the coupler or socket.