Patent ID: 6582177
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A front end loader comprising:(a) a tower having a first tower end and a second tower end; (i) the second tower end including a shoe area for attaching to a shoe-receiving region provided on a first bracket assembly attached to a tractor; (ii) the shoe area comprising a bottom opening constructed to fit over the shoe-receiving region and comprising two fixed pins within the shoe area for aligning the shoe-receiving region within the shoe area; (b) a tower subframe having a first tower subframe end and a second tower subframe end; (i) the first tower subframe end being attached to the tower; (ii) the second tower subframe end being constructed for attachment to a second bracket assembly attached to a tractor; (c) a knee having a first knee rotation axis and a second knee rotation axis; (d) a loader arm having a first loader arm end and a second loader arm end; (i) the first loader arm end being rotatably attached to the first tower end of the tower; (ii) the second loader arm end being attached to the knee; (e) a front arm having first front arm end and a second front arm end; (i) the first front arm end being attached to the knee; (ii) the second front arm end being rotatably connectable to an attachment; (f) a lift cylinder having a first lift cylinder end and a second lift cylinder end; (i) the first lift cylinder end being rotatably connected to the second tower end of the tower; (ii) the second lift cylinder end being attached to the first knee rotation axis of the knee; and (g) an attachment cylinder having a first attachment cylinder end and a second attachment cylinder end; (i) the first attachment cylinder end being attached to the second knee rotation axis of the knee; and (ii) the second attachment cylinder end being rotatably connectable to an attachment.