Multipurpose loader-bucket mounted implement apparatus and method

A method for making multipurpose quick-release implement for attachment to a loader bucket of the type having a load receiving volume defined in part by opposing upright spaced apart sides, the method comprising the steps:

• constructing a pivot frame sized to fit over the receiving volume formed by a loader bucket;
• attach two opposing pivot arm supports to the pivot frame, to extend from the pivot frame for pivotally supporting the pivot frame in a plurality of positions relative to the loader bucket;
• mount a receiving base to each side of the loader bucket for pivotally receiving a pivot arm support to pivotally couple the pivot frame to a loader bucket along a pivot axis extending between the two opposing receiving bases;
• connect at least one hydraulically operated cylinder to extend from a receiving base, to the pivot frame for pivotally moving the frame from a first open position so that the bucket volume can be loaded, to a second closed position to cover the receiving volume of the bucket;
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• arrange at least one pivot arm support for coaxial movement along the pivot axis.

A multipurpose quick-release implement for attachment to a loader bucket of the type having a load receiving volume defined in part by opposing upright spaced apart sides, the implement comprising:

• a pivot frame sized to fit over the receiving volume formed by a loader bucket;
• two opposing pivot arm supports extending from the pivot frame for pivotally supporting the pivot frame in a plurality of positions relative to the loader bucket;
• a receiving base mounted and fixed to each side of the loader bucket for pivotally receiving a pivot arm support to pivotally couple the pivot frame to a loader bucket along a pivot axis extending between the two opposing receiving bases;
• at least one axially adjustable means extending from a receiving base, to the pivot frame for pivotally moving the frame from a first open position so that the bucket volume can be loaded, to a second closed position to cover the receiving volume of the bucket;
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• wherein at least one pivot arm support comprises a retractable pin biased for axial movement, the pin being movable from a first extended position, extending from the pivot frame, for engagement with a receiving base, to a second retracted position, within a portion of the pivot frame, where the pin is disengaged from the receiving base so that the pivot frame can be removed from the receiving base.