Patent ID: 7992328
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An excavation bucket configured to form a trench, the bucket comprising: a longitudinally extending first sidewall; a longitudinally extending second sidewall positioned in spaced relation to the first sidewall; a bottom portion connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall; a plurality of longitudinally extending teeth supported by the bottom portion; a first mounting member releasably coupled to the first sidewall and having an inner surface facing an outer surface of the first sidewall; a plurality of first cutters extending laterally outwardly from the first mounting member in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the outer surface of the first sidewall, the plurality of first cutters being configured to create indentations in a first wall of a trench formed by the bucket; a second mounting member releasably coupled to the second sidewall and having an inner surface facing an outer surface of the second sidewall; and a plurality of second cutters extending laterally outwardly from the second mounting member in a second direction opposite the first direction and substantially perpendicular to the outer surface of the second sidewall, the plurality of second cutters being configured to create indentations in a second wall of a trench being formed by the bucket; and a first loop coupled to the first sidewall and receiving one of the cutting teeth, and a second loop coupled to the second sidewall and receiving another one of the cutting teeth.