Quick-disconnect coupling device
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsEric A. Brown, Howard T. Koshi, James G. Nickels
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Abstract
A combination of an attachment, a power device and a quick-disconnect coupling device for attaching a variety of attachments to a stick includes a pair of brackets attached to the attachment, a frame assembly being attached to the power device and an activation device. The actuation device having a plurality of linkage members being positioned in a locked position when the power device is attached to the attachment and being in an open position when not being attached to the attachment. The linkage members including a latch having a pair of ends being spaced apart and in the locked position being in contacting relationship with the each of the pair of brackets.
Claims8
A combination of an attachment, a power device and a quick-disconnect device comprising:
- a pair of brackets being fixedly attached to the attachment, said pair of brackets includes an upper end, a lower end, a front side, a back side, a pair of open ended elongated openings being axially aligned and positioned near the upper end and the back side with a pair of open-ended bores being axially aligned and positioned near the lower end and being open at the back side;
- a frame assembly being attached to said power device, said frame assembly includes a pair of mounting plates having a plurality of boss members positioned thereon, said plurality of boss members being positioned on said pair of mounting plates to correspond to the position of said pair of open ended elongate openings and said pair of open-ended bores;
- an activation device being attached to the frame assembly, said activation device removably attaching said frame assembly to said attachment;
- said activation device, including a plurality of linkage members, being movable between an open position and a locking position said plurality of linkage members defining a pair of cam members each pair of cam members being positioned between the pair of mounting plates of said frame assembly and spaced a uniform distance from a respective one of said pair of mounting plates and being movable to an over center position defining said locking position, each of said pair of cam members includes a recess defining a preestablished configuration having an arcuate portion defining said over center position and said locking position;
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- a locking member movable between an open position and a locking position and including a latch having a pair of spaced apart ends, said activation device being moved in said locking position and having said pair of spaced apart ends being in contacting relationship with said frame assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.