Quick-coupling connector for backhoes and the like
OwnerNicholas Fuscoinventor
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Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, a connector to attach construction implements to construction machinery which includes joinable fixed and removable portions. The fixed portion is attached to the implement and includes a plurality of tapered openings formed in support walls. The movable portion includes two fixed engagement cones which are engagable with two openings in one of the walls. When the two fixed cones are so engaged, a movable engagement cone is inserted in an opening in the other of the walls. Attachment is rapid and the engagement cones provide for automatic compensation for wear and misfit.
Claims4
A connector for attachment of a construction implement to a boom on a piece of construction equipment, comprising:
- (a) a fixed portion adapted for attachment to said implement;
- (b) a removable portion adapted for attachment to said boom and joinable with said fixed portion;
- (c) fixed engagement means disposed on one of said fixed and removable portions for insertion in an opening defined in the other one of said fixed and removable portions when said fixed and removable portions are engaged;
- (d) movable engagement means disposed on one of said fixed and removable portions for insertion in an opening defined in the other one of said fixed and removable portions when said fixed and removable portions are engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.