Reversible Bucket Coupler for Excavator Buckets and Method of Use
OwnerJacob A. Petro, Jeffrey T. Petroinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a reversible bucket coupler device and method of use for reversing the orientation of a bucket used with an excavator so that the teeth of the bucket is facing away from the cab of the excavator and method of use. The reversed orientation of the bucket using the reversible bucket coupler device provides an operator of an excavator the ability to complete tasks in a more efficient, clean and safe manner, as well as providing much needed flexibility in the way excavation projects can be performed.
Claims20
A reversible bucket coupler device for reversing the orientation of a bucket with respect to an excavator so that bucket teeth of the bucket are facing away from the excavator, comprising:
- a first side excavator panel and a second side excavator panel, each excavator attachment panel having at one end a hook-like excavator coupler and a pin hole near the other end;
- a first side bucket panel and a second side bucket panel, each bucket panel having at one end an L-shaped bucket coupler and a pin hole near the other end, wherein the first side excavator panel and the first side bucket panel are welded together, wherein the second side excavator panel and the second side bucket panel are welded together;
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- a plurality of transverse attachment and support panels, wherein one end of the plurality of transverse attachment and support panels is welded to the first side excavator and bucket panels at a plurality of areas and the other end of the plurality of transverse attachment and support panels is welded to the second side excavator and bucket panels at the same plurality of areas.
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