Patent ID: 7658236

Claim:
An implement assembly in combination with a motor grader comprising: a coupler assembly having a front side, a back side opposite said front side and a width dimension, said coupler assembly being configured for movement relative to a frame of the motor grader in a direction aligned with said width dimension; said coupler assembly mounted between front and rear ground supports of the motor grader; a mounting element configured to engage with a mating feature of an implement for mounting the implement at the front side of said coupler assembly; and an implement grabber mounted to said coupler assembly and including at least one hooking element, said implement grabber being configured for grabbing the implement via the at least one hooking element, lifting the implement from the ground, and moving the implement laterally relative to the motor grader by moving said coupler assembly in a direction aligned with said width dimension to a mounting location at which the mounting element of said coupler assembly can engage with the mating feature of the implement.