Earth working – With ground support vertically adjustable relative to frame – Translating motion
Patent
1977-01-21
1978-04-25
Hoffman, Drayton E.
Earth working
With ground support vertically adjustable relative to frame
Translating motion
172273, 403328, E02F 381
Patent
active
040858561
ABSTRACT:
A quick attach apparatus for end loaders or the like such as tractor loaders or the like. The tractor loader includes a pair of booms operatively pivotally secured at one end thereof to the tractor. A hydraulic cylinder is operatively pivotally secured to each of the booms and is positioned over the other end thereof. A hook-up bracket is pivotally secured to the said other end of each boom and the hydraulic cylinder and includes a channel-shaped portion extending forwardly therefrom. Each of the various attachments for the loader such as buckets, forks, blades, etc. have a pair of channel-shaped pockets secured to the rearward end thereof which are adapted to receive a hook-up bracket therein. A locking apparatus is provided on each of the brackets to detachably maintain the hook-up brackets in their respective pockets. The locking apparatus includes means for yieldably maintaining the locking apparatus in an unlocked condition and means for automatically locking the locking apparatus after the hook-up bracket has been properly received within its respective pockets.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3512665 (1970-05-01), Westendorf
patent: 3964622 (1976-06-01), Blair et al.
patent: 3985249 (1976-10-01), Aker et al.
Hoffman Drayton E.
Weaver Ross
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