Patent ID: 7866935

Claim:
A coupler for use with an excavator having an articulating arm with a first pin and an articulating link with a second pin, and an implement having a cross bar located toward a rear and upper end of the implement and a cantilevered extension at a rear and lower end of the implement, said coupler comprising: a pair of upwardly extending ears, said ears having first opposing bores disposed towards a first end of the ears, and second opposing bores disposed towards a second end of the ears, said first bores receiving the first pin and said second bores receiving the second pin; a body connected to the ears, said body having a hook towards a first end of the base and a receiver towards a second end, said hook having a mouth defined at least in part by a shoulder, a lateral member and an upwardly extending member, said mouth having a slot, and said receiver cooperating with the extension and a removable pin extending through the receiver and the extension to secure the receiver to the extension when the implement is connected to the coupler with the cross bar at least partially in the mouth; and a wear pad at least partially disposed in the slot and providing a face directed into the mouth of the hook from the slot; and at least one adjustment mechanism operably coupled to the wear pad wherein manual operation of the adjustment mechanism incrementally moves at least a portion of the face into the mouth from the slot in a direction towards the cross bar when installed.