Pin coupler with safety lock
AssigneeBrandt Industries Canada Ltd.
InventorsAdam Fick, Bryan Melnyk
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AssigneeBrandt Industries Canada Ltd.
InventorsAdam Fick, Bryan Melnyk
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A pin grabber coupler for coupling an attachment with an excavator having a housing at least between the plates; a rear receiving arch and a forward receiving arch formed by the spaced-apart plates for receiving a pin of the attachment; a wedge lock extending between the spaced-apart plates; and a main actuator driving the wedge lock into the rear receiving arch and retracting the wedge lock from the rear receiving arch. A locking system for locking or unlocking the wedge lock has a latch having a latch end, a lever end, and a pivot therebetween; the latch end engaging the wedge lock once the wedge lock is fully extended into the rear receiving arch; a biasing member coupled to the lever end and biasing the latch end towards the wedge lock; and an unlock actuator opposing the biasing member to disengage the latch end from the wedge lock.
A pin grabber coupler for coupling an attachment with an excavator, the pin grabber coupler comprising:
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