Patent ID: 6675509
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A bucket for an excavation apparatus, the bucket comprising a bucket body having a lip running longitudinally along a bottom front portion of the bucket body, at least one adaptor coupled to the lip and including a receiving portion defined therein that includes an abutment wall, and a tooth connected to the adaptor with a connection system and including an interference portion, the connection system comprising:a. a biasing portion adjacent the abutment wall when the connection system is in use, the biasing portion including at least one biasing pin protruding from a rear wall; and b. a locking portion adjacent the biasing portion, the locking portion including a locking section and an interference section that engages the interference portion when the connection system is in use, the locking section and interference section being capable of movement relative to one another, the locking section including at least one biasing plunger that engages a corresponding one of the at least one biasing pin when the connection system is in use.