Patent ID: 6990758

Claim:
A scraper and rake attachment for excavator bucket, comprising: a laterally disposed rake having a plurality of spaced teeth having an upper tooth attachment back portions, rear attachment portions, and downwardly extending teeth, and a rear support plate, said upper tooth portions being attached along said rear support plate; a laterally disposed attachment box having an upper wall and forward and rear mounting walls, said tooth back portions being attached along said upper wall of said attachment box; at least one scraping blade mounted to one of said forward and rear mounting walls; at least one bucket engagement hook rod having a shank attached perpendicularly to said rake tooth rear support plate and overlapping said rear mounting wall, said hook rod extending over the entrance blade of the bucket; a mounting bracket centrally attached to said shank of said at least one bucket engagement hook and spaced from said rake; and a securing system mounted to said mounting bracket and the upper forward portion of said bucket; whereby, said scraper and rake system is mounted on the bucket upon engagement of said at least one hook rod and said bucket and said securing system and said bucket; whereby upon operating the arm of the excavator to tilt the bucket forward and lower the bucket said at least one scraper blade scrapes brush and debris from the ground; and whereby upon operating the arm of the excavator to lift the bucket and tilt the bucket downward, said rake engages the brush and debris and upon closing the grasping thumb of the bucket, the brush and debris is grasped for lifting and transferring to a place of disposal.