Patent ID: 8257009

Claim:
An assembly mountable on a component of a front end assembly of a machine, connectable to a mounting pin of an implement, comprising: a pair of jaws mountable on said component, cooperable in gripping relation with said mounting pin, wherein one of said jaws is pivotally displaceable relative to the other of said jaws; means mountable on said component for effecting a linear motion along a line of travel; and a motion translating linkage operatively interconnecting said linear motion effecting means and at least said pivotally displaceable jaw for converting said linear motion to pivotal motion of said pivotally displaceable jaw, wherein said linear motion effecting means includes a guide member mountable on said component, having an opening therethrough aligned with said line of travel, provided with a cam surface diverting from an alignment of said line of travel and having portions of said jaws extending therethrough, wherein the pivotal connection of said jaws is disposed in said line of travel and pivotally connected to said linear motion effecting means for displacement therewith along said line of travel, said pivotally displaceable jaw is engageable in camming relationship with said diverting surface of said guide member as said pivotally displaceable is displaced along said line of travel by said linear motion effecting means and means are disposed between said jaws for biasing said pivotally displaceable jaws into engagement with said camming surface of said guide member.