Patent ID: 9611617
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: E02F

Claim:
1. A digging assembly for a rope shovel, the rope shovel including a boom having an end, the rope shovel further including a hoist rope extending along the boom and passing over the end of the boom, the digging assembly comprising: a handle including a first end and a second end, the handle configured to be supported for rotational movement and translational movement relative to the boom; a bucket configured to be supported by an end of the hoist rope passing over the end of the boom, the bucket including a wall and a main body, the wall having a first side and a second side, the first side pivotably coupled to the second end of the handle at a wrist joint, the main body defining a material receiving opening and a material discharging opening, the main body pivotably coupled to the second side of the wall to selectively close the material discharging opening; and a pivot actuator for moving the bucket relative to the second end of the handle, the pivot actuator including a first end coupled to the handle and a second end coupled to the wall of the bucket.