Patent ID: 11970841
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. A method for attaching and detaching a tip to an adaptor using a power locking device, the method comprising:
providing the adaptor having a body that defines a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis that is normal to the longitudinal axis, the body including a leading portion defining a lock receiving recess extending transversely at least partially through the leading portion;
inserting a tip having a hollow interior over the leading portion of the adaptor until the power locking device is aligned with an aperture of either the tip or the adaptor; and
electrically or electronically activating a motor of the power locking device via hardwiring so that a locking member of the power locking device moves into the aperture, in which the locking device is hardwired to a wire disposed in a wire conduit that is in communication with the lock receiving recess, the lock receiving recess defines a width and a depth, and a ratio of the depth to the width is greater than 1.0.