Patent ID: 6022184
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B66F,E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
An improved fork lift attachment for use with a loader bucket comprising a bar having a forward-facing tine and a rearward-facing mounting attachment, said mounting attachment including a cantilever support having a vertically movable rod, a top pad and a bottom pad, said vertically movable rod having a lower end attached to the top pad, the top pad contacting a top surface of a blade of the bucket, and the bottom pad attached to a rear end of the bar for contacting a bottom surface of the bucket blade, wherein the improvement comprises:a hinge support for the bottom pad; anda reinforcement plate attached to the bar at a position forward of the bottom pad; and wherein:the bottom pad is fixed to the hinge support to allow a contact surface of the bottom pad to hinge into flush contact with the bottom surface of the bucket blade;the hinge support includes a rod rotatably attached to the rear end of the bar; andthe bottom pad is fixedly attached to the rod.