Patent ID: 6052926
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A bucket for handling material comprising:(a) a housing having a bottom wall, a pair of spaced side walls, and a top wall forming with said side walls and said bottom wall an enclosure having a front opening and a rear opening;(b) at least one bracket fixed to said housing for enabling said bucket to be connected to an excavation machine;(c) a plate extending between said side walls and having an upper end connected to said housing adjacent said top wall for guided free pivoting movement about a horizontal axis within said enclosure between said front opening and said rear opening, said plate having a bottom end;(d) a front stop fixed to said housing adjacent said front opening for limiting the pivoting movement of said plate toward said front opening;(e) a rear stop fixed to said housing adjacent said rear opening for limiting the pivoting movement of said plate toward said rear opening;(f) a first plurality of digging teeth fixedly connected to said bottom wall along said front opening said digging teeth projecting outward from said front opening;(g) a second plurality of digging teeth fixedly connected to said bottom wall along said rear opening said digging teeth projecting outward from said rear opening; and(h) said bottom wall having a concave upper surface which is radial about said horizontal axis from said front opening to said rear opening, the bottom end of said plate being substantially close to said bottom surface in all positions of said plate relative to said housing between said front opening and said rear opening, whereby said plate divides material within said bucket.