Patent ID: 6725584
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A quick connect/disconnect system for an arm of an excavator or other machine, said system comprising:a boom comprising a distal end defining a first yoke structure comprising first and second yoke members, each of said yoke members comprising an open pin-receiving recess; an arm including a distal end adapted for operative connection to an associated work implement, said arm comprising first and second pin-ends projecting outwardly from opposite lateral sides of the arm, said first pin-end seated in said pin-receiving recess of said first yoke member and said second pin-end seated in said pin-receiving recess of said second yoke member; and, first and second arm keepers located respectively adjacent said first and second pin-receiving recesses and selectively capturing said first and second pin-ends in said first and second recesses.