Patent ID: 6287070
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B66F,E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A load bearing lift attachment apparatus for use with a multipurpose loader bucket to lift an object, said loader bucket including a first jaw and a second jaw movably mounted to said first jaw between an opened condition and a closed condition, said first jaw having a support member transversely extending from one side to an opposite side of the loader bucket, and defining a front portion terminating at a transversely extending leading edge and an opposite rear portion terminating at a rear edge thereof, said second jaw including an engaging wall transversely extending from the loader bucket one side to the opposite side thereof, and terminating at an engaging edge, said engaging wall being formed to engage the rear portion of the jaw support member in the closed condition, said lift attachment apparatus comprising:a support device including a load bearing member extending substantially from the rear edge of the first jaw support member to the leading edge thereof, and further extending transversely across an upper surface of the first jaw support member for support thereatop, said support device further including a rear coupling member coupled to the load bearing member and adapted to simultaneously engage the rear portion of the first jaw support member and the engaging wall of the second jaw, in the closed condition; anda lift member formed and dimensioned to engage the object to be lifted and supportively seated atop said load bearing member such that the cantilever forces, caused by the weight of the object acting on the loader bucket, are substantially distributed across a substantial transverse portion of the support member of the first jaw and the engaging wall of the second jaw.