Patent ID: 8777546

Claim:
A combination including first and second lift arms, a tool and a carrier including first and second tool holders, the first and second tool holders of the carrier being respectively pivotally coupled to the first and second lift arms for pivoting about a transverse pivot axis and the carrier including a latching mechanism operably coupled to the tool for releasably attaching the tool to the lift arms, the combination further comprising: said tool including first and second latch brackets projecting toward said carrier from a rear side of said tool, with each latch bracket being provided with a transverse aperture; said first and second tool holders of said carrier respectively including first and second a contact pads respectively having first and second contact surfaces contacting respective rear side locations of the tool and respectively having first and second transverse bores disposed in axial alignment with the transverse apertures in the first and second latch brackets; and said latching mechanism including first and second locking bars that respectively extend through the first and second transverse bores of the contact pads and through the transverse apertures of said first and second latch brackets when the tool is attached to the carrier.