Patent ID: 6539650
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A quick attachment assembly for use on a boom that is mounted about a generally horizontal axis pivot relative to a support platform, the quick attachment assembly including a first attachment bracket mounted on said boom, about a horizontal pivot, a saddle and an attachment portion spaced from the saddle, a frame having a pair of spaced plates and a cross member at one end joining the plates and adapted to fit in the saddle, and a receiver on the frame plates for receiving the attachment portion for coupling to said first bracket, said frame having a second attachment bracket pivotally mounted thereon about a swivel pivot axis perpendicular to the pivot axis of the boom that replicates the first bracket for receiving an attachment, an arm mounted on the frame and extending to one lateral side of the frame toward the first bracket to a mounting end, and a linear hydraulic actuator mounted between the mounting end of the arm and the second bracket for controlling the positioning of the second bracket relative to the first frame.