Patent ID: 6848142
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: B62D,E01H,E02F

Abstract:
1. A manipulator assembly for attachment to a bucket of a construction vehicle, said assembly comprising: a housing; a utility tool supported by said housing; a pair of mounting brackets connected to said housing and each of said mounting brackets including a plurality of attachment points; a pair of mounting arm, each of said arms having a first end and a second end having an arm hole disposed therein, said first end being connected to one of said attachments points; a quick-release connector mounted to said second end of said mounting arm comprising a pin moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position for selectively securing said housing to the bucket and a support extending from said mounting arm having a support hole therein, such that said arm hole and said support hole are co-linear to receive said pin, a biasing device disposed on said quick-release connector urging said pin into engagement with the bucket, wherein the bucket remains free of said quick-release connector and said biasing device when said utility tool is removed from the bucket; and a spreader bar extending between said mounting arms, such that said spreader bar is extendable for allowing said mounting arms to engage different attachment points of said mounting brackets and to accommodate buckets of different dimensions.