Patent ID: 6336785
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: A01B,B60D,B62D,E02F,Y10T

Abstract:
A connector for attaching implements having mounting pins to mobile equipment having an arm; said connector comprising:an attachment for fixing said connector to said arm; at least one upwardly opening recess adapted to receive one of said implement mounting pins; at least one laterally opening recess adapted to receive one of said implement mounting pins; a latch rotatable about an axis parallel to said pins between a closed position and an open position, said latch having a closure portion adapted to at least partially close said laterally opening recess when said latch is in a closed position and allowing passage of said pin into said lateral recess when said latch is in an open position, said latch closure portion having an outer surface adapted to slidably engage said pin entering said lateral recess causing said latch to rotate toward said open position, said latch having an engagement portion adapted to be contacted by said pin entering said lateral recess and pushed by said pin whereby said pin pushes said latch into a closed position, said latch being unrestrained when in said open position; a gate moveable from an open position to a closed position, said gate engaging said latch when said gate and said latch are in said closed positions whereby said gate holds said latch in said closed position, said gate being disengaged from said latch when said gate is in said open position and said implement mounting pin is received in said laterally opening recess; and, a controller adapted to be actuated from a location remote from said connector selectively moving said gate between said open and said closed position.