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US 2015/0259873 A1Published application
Mini excavator for pick-up trucks and other light vehicles
OwnerLaurent Rosec, Pierre Francoisinventors
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to compact excavators. In particular, embodiments of the present invention provide a compact excavator that can be easily mounted and removed from the bed or rear of a light vehicle, such as a pickup truck, for convenient portability and use while reducing the overall cost as the excavator of the present invention eliminates the need for drive train and mobility components (e.g., treads, steering).
Claims19
A portable excavator for mounting to a light vehicle, said portable excavator comprising:
- a low profile frame formed to fit in the bed of said light vehicle and comprising a plurality of interfaces;
- an excavator comprising an undercarriage, a boom, a control interface and a power system;
- said undercarriage is formed such that it can be secured to said low profile frame via a plurality of mounting means, wherein each mounting means engages with at least one of said interfaces of said plurality of interfaces of said low profile frame;
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- said control interface and said power system work in conjunction with one another to operate the boom of said excavator.
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A portable excavator for mounting to a light vehicle, said portable excavator comprising:
- a low profile frame formed to fit in the bed of said light vehicle and comprising a plurality of interfaces;
- an excavator comprising an undercarriage formed such that it can be secured to said low profile frame via a plurality of mounting means, wherein each mounting means engages with at least one of said interfaces of said plurality of interfaces of said low profile frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.