Patent ID: 6527497
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B66F,E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A load bearing lift attachment apparatus for use with multipurpose 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, having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, 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 support member in the closed condition, said lift attachment apparatus comprising:a lift member formed and dimensioned to engage an object to be lifted; and a support device removably coupling said lift member to the loader bucket, said support device including a load bearing member formed to extend transversely across an upper surface of the first jaw support member for support thereatop, and an elongated rear coupling member sized and structured to simultaneously engage the rear portion of the support member of the first jaw, and the top surface and the bottom surface of the engaging wall of the second jaw, in the closed condition, to distribute the cantilever forces, caused by the weight of the object acting on the loader bucket, across a substantial transverse portion of the support member of the first jaw and the engaging wall of the second jaw.