Patent ID: 8434787

Claim:
A counterweight attachment and removal system, comprising: a machine mounting bracket; a link having two spaced apart arms, wherein a proximal end of the link is pivotably coupled with the machine mounting bracket; a rotate cylinder having a proximal end pivotably coupled with the machine mounting bracket and a distal end pivotably coupled with a distal end of the link; and a slide cylinder having a proximal end pivotably coupled with the link and a distal end pivotably coupled with a lift pin; wherein the lift pin is positioned through slots defined by the two spaced apart arms; wherein the counterweight attachment and removal system includes a first configuration in which the link is pivoted away from the machine mounting bracket, the rotate cylinder is retracted, the slide cylinder is extended, and the lift pin is positioned through distal portions of the slots; wherein the counterweight attachment and removal system includes a second configuration in which the link is pivoted toward the machine mounting bracket, the rotate cylinder is extended, the slide cylinder is retracted, and the lift pin is positioned through proximal portions of the slots.