An excavator coupler comprising: a housing with a top part for attachment to an excavator arm of an excavator, and a bottom part for attachment to an accessory for the excavator, such as an excavator bucket, the bottom part comprising a front jaw open to a front of the coupler for receiving a first attachment pin of an accessory and a rear pin receiving area open to a bottom of the coupler for receiving a second attachment pin of the accessory; the coupler further comprising: a first closure mechanism for the rear pin receiving area, the first closure mechanism comprising an actuator and a movable second pin engaging surface for selectively securing the second attachment pin in the rear pin receiving area and for pulling the first attachment pin into the front jaw of the coupler; an axle pin defining an axis, the axle pin extending between opposing side walls of the coupler, generally parallel to the first and second attachment pins (122, 134), for pivotally mounting a distal end of the actuator in the housing on the axis; a second closure member for the front jaw for selectively retaining the first attachment pin in the front jaw; and a front latch control component for selectively controlling the second closure member between an open state and a closed state, the front latch control component being a pivotal component mounted on the axis; wherein the actuator comprises a release member for selectively engaging a release arm on the front latch control component to activate or deactivate the front latch control component and the second closure member has a more closed condition wherein a release surface of the second closure member moves into a position beyond the reach of the release arm. a housing with a top part for attachment to an excavator arm of an excavator, and a bottom part for attachment to an accessory for the excavator, such as an excavator bucket, the bottom part comprising a front jaw open to a front of the coupler for receiving a first attachment pin of an accessory and a rear pin receiving area open to a bottom of the coupler for receiving a second attachment pin of the accessory; the coupler further comprising: a first closure mechanism for the rear pin receiving area, the first closure mechanism comprising an actuator and a movable second pin engaging surface for selectively securing the second attachment pin in the rear pin receiving area and for pulling the first attachment pin into the front jaw of the coupler; an axle pin defining an axis, the axle pin extending between opposing side walls of the coupler, generally parallel to the first and second attachment pins (122, 134), for pivotally mounting a distal end of the actuator in the housing on the axis; a second closure member for the front jaw for selectively retaining the first attachment pin in the front jaw; and a front latch control component for selectively controlling the second closure member between an open state and a closed state, the front latch control component being a pivotal component mounted on the axis; wherein the actuator comprises a release member for selectively engaging a release arm on the front latch control component to activate or deactivate the front latch control component and the second closure member has a more closed condition wherein a release surface of the second closure member moves into a position beyond the reach of the release arm. a first closure mechanism for the rear pin receiving area, the first closure mechanism comprising an actuator and a movable second pin engaging surface for selectively securing the second attachment pin in the rear pin receiving area and for pulling the first attachment pin into the front jaw of the coupler; an axle pin defining an axis, the axle pin extending between opposing side walls of the coupler, generally parallel to the first and second attachment pins (122, 134), for pivotally mounting a distal end of the actuator in the housing on the axis; a second closure member for the front jaw for selectively retaining the first attachment pin in the front jaw; and a front latch control component for selectively controlling the second closure member between an open state and a closed state, the front latch control component being a pivotal component mounted on the axis; wherein the actuator comprises a release member for selectively engaging a release arm on the front latch control component to activate or deactivate the front latch control component and the second closure member has a more closed condition wherein a release surface of the second closure member moves into a position beyond the reach of the release arm.