Do-all rake-tooth bucket extension attachment
OwnerTimothy Schaffinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for attachment to the bucket of a front end loader, skip loader or any other power-operated bucket. The apparatus comprises a plurality of teeth supported in a frame that attaches to the bucket of a front end loader. The apparatus may be used to sort unwanted material, e.g., small and large pieces of wood, rocks and waste products such as manure, from dirt and then to transfer the unwanted material into the bucket of the loader.
Claims22
An attachment for the bucket of a front-end loader, the bucket having a back, a bottom with a forward end having a plurality of transverse attachment holes, and sides, each of the sides having at least one bucket mounting hole, the attachment comprising:
- a rake comprising:
- a plurality of teeth oriented substantially parallel to one another in a row, each of the teeth having a front end, a middle portion and a back end, and each of the teeth at the ends of the row having a rake mounting hole therein;
- a back transverse member to which the back ends of the teeth are attached;
- a middle transverse member to which the middle portions of the teeth are attached, the middle transverse member forming a pocket that is configured to receive the forward end of the bucket, the middle transverse member having a plurality of transverse mounting holes therein that align with the transverse attachment holes on the forward end of the bucket for attaching the attachment to the forward end of the bucket by bolting;
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- at least one transverse rod perforating and supporting the teeth between the points of attachment of the middle transverse member and the front ends;
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- two end brackets, each of the end brackets having a rake attachment hole at one extremity that aligns with the rake mounting hole on one of the end teeth and a bucket attachment hole at a second extremity that aligns with the at least one bucket mounting hole on the bucket for mounting of the rake on the bucket by bolting.
An accessory for a loader, the accessory comprising:
- a bucket having a back, sides and a bottom with a forward end;
- a rake comprising:
- a plurality of teeth oriented substantially parallel to one another in a row, each of the teeth having a front end, a middle portion and a back end, the row having two end teeth;
- a back transverse member to which the back ends of the teeth are attached;
- a middle transverse member to which the middle portions of the teeth are attached, the middle transverse member forming a pocket that is configured to receive the forward end of the bucket and that is attached to the forward end of the bucket;
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- at least one transverse rod perforating and supporting the teeth between the points of attachment of middle transverse member and the front ends;
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- two end brackets, each of the end brackets being operative to connect the rake to one of the sides of the bucket.
An attachment for a power-operated bucket, the bucket having a back, sides and a bottom with a forward end, the attachment comprising:
- a rake comprising:
- a plurality of teeth oriented substantially parallel to one another in a row, each of the teeth having a front end, a middle portion and a back end;
- a back transverse member to which the back ends of the teeth are attached and which abuts said bottom when said rake is mounted on said bucket;
- a middle transverse member to which the middle portions of the teeth are attached, the middle transverse member being attachable to the forward end of the bucket;
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- at least one transverse rod separating and supporting the teeth between the points of attachment of the middle transverse member and the front ends;
- and two end brackets for mounting of the rake on the bucket.
An attachment for facilitating the separation of a first material from a second material with a power-operated bucket on which the attachment is mounted, the bucket having a back, sides and a bottom with a lip, the attachment comprising:
- a rake comprising:
- a plurality of teeth oriented substantially in a row, each of the teeth having a front end, a middle portion and a back end;
- a back transverse member to which the back ends of the teeth are attached;
- a middle transverse member to which the middle portions of the teeth are attached, the middle transverse member being attachable to the lip of the bucket;
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- at least one transverse rod separating and supporting the teeth, said at least one transverse rod being spaced substantially forward of the lip of the bucket and being operative to prevent the first material from falling between the teeth and to allow the second material to fall between the teeth when said rake is mounted on said bucket;
- and end brackets for attaching the rake to the sides of the bucket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.