Patent ID: 7805862

Claim:
A float mechanism for attaching a material-moving implement to an instant transfer connector to provide a floating connection, the float mechanism comprising: a pair of substantially vertical supports attached to a spacing member, said pair of substantially vertical supports being so separated and each having a rear profile configured to slidably and lockably engage the instant transfer connector; a pair of substantially vertical slots in an upper region of said pair of substantially vertical supports, said substantially vertical slots being horizontally and vertically aligned; a transfer bar for attachment to the material-moving implement, wherein said transfer bar has parallel, spaced apart sides which slidably engage said substantially vertical slots; and a pair of links pivotably connected to a lower region of said pair of substantially vertical supports and to the material-moving implement, said links having a length sufficient to maintain the material-moving implement in a substantially constant work position when in gliding contact with a substantially horizontal surface, said pair of links serving to stabilize said transfer bar in said pair of slots and limiting both lateral translational motion between said transfer bar and said pair of substantially vertical slots and rotation between said transfer bar and said substantially vertical slots.