Patent ID: 6260294
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
An attachment for a backhoe or excavator having a movable boom to which a bucket having back, bottom and side walls defining an open mouth is pivoted, the bucket having a pivot point adapted to be connected to the boom, said pivot point being disposed near the back wall, comprising:a) a grab member having one end pivotally connected to the bucket side walls at a point a distance from the bucket pivot point; andb) a linkage pivotally attached to the boom and to a portion of said grab member between said pivot point of the grab member and the free end of said grab member such that said grab member is manipulated by movement of the bucket between an open position in which the bucket is able to function in a normal manner and a closed position in which an object is able to be clamped between the grab member and the mouth of the bucket or the mouth of the bucket is at least partly covered.