Patent ID: 7984576

Claim:
A coupler for coupling an accessory with two attachment pins to an excavator arm of an excavator, the coupler comprising a first portion for attaching the coupler to the excavator arm of the excavator and the coupler having a second portion adapted to receive the accessory, wherein: the second portion has two jaws, the first jaw being downwardly facing and being for receiving a first attachment pin of an accessory, the first jaw being the rear jaw, and the second jaw being for receiving a second attachment pin of the accessory; a first latch is associated with the first jaw for securing the first attachment pin within the first jaw when the first latch is in a first latch latching position; a second latch is associated with the second jaw for securing the second attachment pin within the second jaw when the second latch is in a second latch latching position; a third latch is provided that extends between the first and second latches, the third latch, when in a third latch latching position, being adapted to resist an unlatching of the first latch; and when the third latch is in a non-latching position, the first latch is not resisted by that third latch from moving between the first latch latching position and a first latch non-latching position.