| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414724000 | Handling device releasably attached to bucket or rake | 9 |
| 20110085881 | Track hoe attachment to load and unload pipe - A track hoe bucket attachment for purposes of loading and unloading pipe comprising two tines connected at one end by a pipe. The pipe has an opening that is capable of receiving the teeth of the track hoe bucket. The two tines are further connected by a support bar which has eyelets at its two ends. The eyelets of the support bar receive a chain that is connected to the track hoe to further secure the attachment to the track hoe. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110236170 | Grapple For A Skid Steer Loader - A hydraulically-operated grapple attachment for the scoop bucket of a skid steer loader comprises a mounting bar running the length dimension of the bucket along a top rear edge thereof and pivotally attached to the mounting bar by tubular steel arms is a crossbar member having perpendicularly oriented tines projecting downward therefrom where at least one of the tines is hydraulically displaceable in a direction forward from the crossbar. Actuation of the hydraulically-movable tine serves to prevent the skid steer loader from becoming mired. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120328400 | EXCAVATOR THUMB ASSEMBLY - A thumb assembly mountable to a lifting arm of an excavator includes a base member mountable to the lifting arm, the base member having a link mounting aperture, a thumb member pivotally connected to the base member, a link member having a base mounting aperture in a first end for coupling to the base member and a thumb mounting aperture in a second end for coupling to the thumb member, a removable pin receivable through the link mounting aperture and the base mounting aperture to connect the link member to the base member, and a connection-assist system disposed on at least one of the link member and base member, the connection-assist system configured to provide a visual indication that the thumb member and the link member are in a position such that the removable pin can be received through both the link mounting aperture and the base mounting aperture. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130115038 | DETACHABLE THUMB ASSEMBLY AND BACKHOE DIGGING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A detachable thumb assembly for a construction equipment machine includes a mounting bracket for attaching the thumb assembly to a digging apparatus of the machine, a thumb pivotally connected on the mounting bracket, a thumb cylinder including a cylinder body connected to the mounting bracket and a cylinder rod which extends from a front end of the cylinder body and which is connected to the thumb. The body of the thumb cylinder is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket at a connection portion of the body which is distinct from a body back end portion. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130129461 | BUCKET THUMB ASSEMBLY - A bucket thumb assembly mountable to a lifting arm of a machine (e.g., an excavator or a backhoe loader) includes a mounting lug and a thumb member pivotably coupled to the mounting lug. The bucket thumb assembly also includes a link member extending from the thumb member. The link member has a first aperture at a first end of the link member. The link member has an indicator block extending from the link member. The bucket thumb assembly further includes a mounting plate having a second aperture and a catch. The mounting plate is configured to selectively couple with the link member using a pin inserted through the first and second apertures when the indicator block is resting on the catch such that a face surface on the indicator block and a face surface of the catch are substantially co-planar. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130259627 | Stiff Link Thumb with Dampener - A machine including an implement system pivotably mounted on the machine, a thumb member mounted on an arm of the implement system for free dampened back and forth pivotable movement, the thumb member being controllably pivotable into selectable pivot positions via controlled pivoting of one or the other or both of the arm and a bucket member, a dampener being interconnected between the thumb member and the arm in an arrangement where the dampener dampens free pivoting movement of the thumb member. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140178165 | FORK WITH ROLLERS - Machines are often used to collect and transport materials in a work environment. One of the more common methods of collecting and transporting materials is with a fork. The tines of a conventional fork may damage the materials being collected by the machine. Tines are also difficult to attach other work implements to. The disclosed apparatus facilitates collecting material with less resultant damage to the material. The disclosed apparatus also simplifies the connection of other work implements to the machine, in particular, a bucket, by not requiring that the fork first be removed from the machine to attach the bucket. The tine has a base member with a distal end; a roller rotatably coupled to the base member proximate to the distal end; and a part of the roller is elevated above the base member | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140248111 | CLAMP-ON FORK LIFT ATTACHMENT - A clamp-on fork lift attachment having spaced tines which may be temporarily secured to the blade portion of a loader bucket used on equipment such as backhoe loaders and front end loaders includes a lifting plate, a leveling indicator, tie-down elements and a stabilizer bar connected between the spaced tines. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150337519 | Implement System for Machine - An implement system is adapted for use with a machine including an implement and a fork assembly. The fork assembly having one or more loading members includes a first upright portion, a second upright portion, and a crimped portion. Further, the crimped portion interconnects the first upright portion and the second upright portion. A mounting device is configured to support the implement and the fork assembly. Further, the mounting device includes a first side plate and a second side plate. A first transverse member is disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate. A second transverse member is disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate, such that the one or more loading members of the fork assembly are pivotally connected to the second transverse member. | 11-26-2015 |
