Patent ID: 6679674
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A boom assembly for attachment to a work vehicle having a body, the assembly comprising:(a) a boom arm connected at one end to a triangular plate member; (b) a link member, pivotally connected at a first end to the triangular plate member and pivotally connectable at a second end to the body of the vehicle; and (c) an offset connection assembly including (i) a seat member attached to one of the triangular plate member and the lower link member, the seat member having a first passage formed therethrough, and a seat formed therein, (ii) a hollow offset pin journaled within a hole in the other of the triangular plate and the link member, the offset pin having (i) a surface offset from a center of the pin constructed to engage the seat of the seat member at a selectable orientation, and (ii) a second passage formed therethrough, and (iii) a fastener passing through the first and second passages and securely fastening the hollow offset pin and the seat member in the selectable orientation.