Patent ID: 6233852
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A coupler device for coupling an excavator bucket to an excavator apparatus comprising:a mounting plate;a forward-facing front hook attached to a lower surface of said mounting plate and operable to engage a first mounting pin on the excavating bucket;a slidable plate slidably attached to said mounting plate;a first side plate and a second side plate spaced apart from said first side plate, said first side plate and said second plate both being attached to a lower surface of said slidable plate and being formed with downward-facing U-shaped openings, said U-shaped opening operable to engage a second mounting pin on the excavating bucket;a forward-facing rear hook movably attached to the lower surface of said slidable plate; anda means for moving said forward-facing rear hook with respect to said slidable plate so that said rear hook is operable to secure said second mounting pin within said U-shaped openings.