Attachment for small skid steer loader
AssigneeClark Equipment Company
InventorsMark F. Bares, James H. Page
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Abstract
A loader has lift arms that are used for mounting a number of different attachments. The attachments can be mounted to the rear of the forward end of the lift arms in order to move the center of gravity of the attachment more directly over the loader frame. Various types of attachments can be used, as shown, and can be controlled to be pivoted for dumping or loading, and can be raised and lowered on the lift arms.
Claims25
A small loader comprising a frame adapted for movement over a supporting surface, the frame having at least one lift arm thereon that is pivotally mounted to the frame and has an outer forward end that is raisable and lowerable under power, a first attachment being attached to the at least one lift arm at a pivotal mounting thereon adjacent and to the rear of the outer forward end of the at least one lift arm such that the center of gravity of the first attachment is located at its rearmost position and located rearwardly of the outer forward end of the at least one lift arm with the at least one lift arm in a lowered position.
A work attachment comprising a mounting connectable to a loader arm, the loader arm being pivotally attached to and movable relative to a loader frame, the mounting comprising a support having a first pivot mount for operable pivotal mounting to the loader arm and a second pivot mount for operable pivotal connection to a solid link mechanism, the solid link mechanism operably pivotally connected to the support at a first end proximate to a forward end of the support and adaptable to be pivotally mounted onto a portion of the loader frame at a second end, the first pivot mount being positionable on the loader arm rearward of the portion of the loader frame and forward of the pivotal attachment of the loader arm to the loader frame, and the portion of the loader frame and the first pivot mount being movable relative to each other when the first pivot mount is mounted on the loader arm.
A work attachment for a loader having a loader frame and a loader arm, the loader arm being pivotally attached to and movable relative to the loader frame, the work attachment comprising a mounting connectable to the loader arm and comprising a support having a first pivot mount for operable pivotal mounting to the loader arm and a second pivot mount for operable pivot connection to a solid link mechanism, the solid link mechanism operably pivotally connected to the support at a first end proximate to a forward end of the support and adaptable to be pivotally mounted onto a portion of the loader at a second end, the first pivot mount being positionable on the loader arm rearward of the portion of the loader and forward of the pivotal attachment of the loader arm to the loader frame, and the portion of the loader and the first pivot mount being movable relative to each other when the first pivot mount is mounted on the loader arm, to cause pivoting of the support about the first pivot mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.