Patent ID: 8079162
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. A heavy equipment rake attachment for an excavator arm comprising: (a) a rake including a plurality of raking prongs extending therefrom; (b) a pair of longitudinally displaced mounting bars defining a mounting plane; wherein the mounting bars are attached to the rake by a support structure, said rake being substantially centrally braced to extend laterally outward from said mounting bars, said rake being thereby maintained in braced manner relative to the excavator arm to brace against transverse recoil and direct said raking prongs transversely downward relative to the mounting plane for substantially upright raking engagement along a work surface; wherein the mounting bars enable the rake to be attached to an automated attaching means of an excavator arm of a heavy equipment; the automated attaching means including a hydraulically operated excavator attachment device having control arms actuable to releasably engage the mounting bars.