Attachment for excavator
OwnerGareth John Thomasinventor
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Abstract
An excavator attachment (1) for an excavator, comprising (i) a bucket portion (3) for receiving excavated material or a scoop portion for collecting excavated material and (ii) a cutter device (4) capable of cutting and excavating rock, wherein the cutter device comprises a rotary cutter (5) of elongate configuration having a proximal end (6) associated with the bucket portion (or the scoop portion) and a distal end (7) remote from the bucket portion (or the scoop portion) and is so arranged that, in use, the orientation of the elongate rotary cutter relative to the bucket portion (or scoop portion) is fixed.
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An excavator attachment for an excavator, the attachment comprising (i) a bucket portion for receiving excavated material or a scoop portion for collecting excavated material, and (ii) a cutter device capable of cutting and excavating rock, wherein the cutter device comprises a rotary cutter of elongate configuration having a proximal end associated with the bucket portion or scoop portion, and a distal end remote from the bucket portion or scoop portion, and is so arranged that, in use, the orientation of the elongate rotary cutter relative to the bucket portion or scoop portion is fixed.
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An excavator attachment for an excavator, the attachment comprising (i) a bucket portion for receiving excavated material or a scoop portion for collecting excavated material and (ii) a cutter device capable of cutting and excavating rock, wherein the cutter device comprises a rotary cutter of elongate configuration having a multiplicity of cutter elements, the elongate rotary cutter having a proximal end associated with the bucket portion (or scoop portion) and a distal end remote from the bucket portion (or scoop portion) wherein the orientation of the elongate rotary cutter relative to the bucket (or scoop) portion is, in use, fixed.
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An attachment for an excavator, the attachment comprising
- a first functional tool and a second functional tool,
- the first functional tool having a proximal portion associated with the second functional tool and a distal portion forming a first end of the attachment,
- the second functional tool having a proximal portion associated with the first functional tool and a distal portion forming a second end of the attachment,
- the attachment being provided with a connecting portion for pivotal connection to an elongate arm of an excavator, the connection between the excavator and the connecting portion, in use, providing a first axis of rotation of the first and second functional tools, the attachment being further provided with one or more components that facilitate rotation of the first and second tools about a second rotational axis, the first axis of rotation being angled with respect to the second rotational axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.