Patent ID: 8590180
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: E02F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dipper adapted to be connected to a power shovel handle for movement therewith, said dipper comprising: a dipper body defining an opening; a dipper door mounted on said dipper body adjacent said opening, the door being pivotable relative to said dipper body between a closed position and an opened position; and a latch for releasable securing the door to the body to close the opening, the latch including a bar and a first member having a recess, the first member being pivotable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the latch releasable securing the door relative to the body when the first member is in the locked position and receives the bar within the recess, wherein when the door pivots to the door-closed position, the first member impacts the bar and the impact pivots said first member into the locked position.