Patent ID: 8763226

Claim:
A receiver plate-coupler plate assembly adapted for attaching an implement to a machine comprising: a receiver plate member comprising a vertical plate section with at least three perimeter walls extending in a common direction to form a downward facing cavity there between, the perimeter walls including a pair of opposed apertures therein, the vertical plate section adapted for attachment to a tool on a plate section surface opposite the perimeter walls; a coupler plate member comprising a vertical plate section positioned against the receiver plate member within the downwardly facing cavity thereof, the vertical plate section having at least three perimeter walls extending in a common direction opposite the receiver plate member; at least one locking assembly reversibly maintaining the coupler plate member within the downward facing cavity of the receiver plate member; and a connector assembly secured to the at least three perimeter walls of the coupler plate member opposite the receiver plate member, the connector assembly adapted for connecting the receiver plate-coupler plate assembly to a machine; the connector assembly including a pair of parallel linear members secured horizontally to the perimeter walls of the coupler plate member with each end of each linear member extending beyond the coupler plate member, adjacent ends of the pair of linear members attached to one of a pair of bracket units, each bracket unit adapted for attachment to an individual hydraulically powered arm of a machine.