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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Jeffrey Parker, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
H. Patrick Gaines, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey Parker, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
H. Patrick Gaines, Cary, NC (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A quick coupler for connecting an implement to a machine. The quick coupler including a frame, a first jaw pivotally connected to the frame and movable between an open position and a closed position, a second jaw pivotally connected to the frame and movable between an open position and a closed position, and a lock system connected to the first jaw and the second jaw. The lock system includes a first linkage pivotally connected to the frame and to the first jaw, a second linkage pivotally connected to the first linkage and to the second jaw, and a drive member connected to the first linkage and configured to selectively operate the lock system between an unlocked position and a locked position.