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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429159 | End loader bucket attachment The end loader bucket attachment includes a bracket attachable to the side plate of an end loader bucket, and an arm pivoting from the bracket. The pivot is oriented generally vertically to allow the arm to swing in a generally horizontal plane, depending upon the t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7381026 | Mail traying apparatus A mail traying apparatus which trays or sweeps mail envelopes, which are positioned in a mail stacker bin, into a mail tray and to deliver the same to an outbound conveyor or cart. The apparatus includes a robot having a robot arm mounted thereon with the robot arm ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354239 | Attachment device for a loader bucket or fork A mounting device for securing a grapple tooth bar to a loader bucket or fork includes at least one guide arm rotatably secured to the loader bucket or fork and having a distal end. A grapple tooth bar mounting bracket is attached to the distal end of the guide arm ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7147425 | Convertible compact loader and excavator A loader excavator is described that is operable in an excavation mode or in a loader mode. The loader excavator comprises a main boom and a dipper boom, wherein a loader bucket or an excavator bucket can be selectively utilized in accordance with user preference. | 12/12/2006 |
| 7056079 | Linkage assembly restraint Work machines having linkages may need to have the linkage assembly locked in a predetermined position to prevent damage to an implement attached to the work machine, to prevent tipping of the work machine, to operate the implement, or other reasons. Locking the lin... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037064 | Grapple assembly for excavating machines and the like An assembly mountable on a dipper stick of a machine having a tool pivotally connected thereto and means operatively interconnecting the dipper stick and the tool for pivoting the tool relative to the dipper stick, cooperable with the tool for grappling objects, gen... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014412 | Fork and jaw grapple A fork and jaw grapple having two forks and a jaw for wedging under, prying up, gripping, moving and handling materials. The forks have tips with angles for prying between and under materials. The jaw being a hydraulically actuated upper jaw that moves about a pivot... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6990758 | Scraper and rake attachment for excavator bucket A heavy-duty scraping and rake attachment for excavator buckets for clearing brush-covered earth. The attachment is easily mountable to the bucket, thus avoiding the work and expense of removing the bucket from the arm. The scraper portion provides for offset toothe... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988866 | Fork lift attachment for multi-purpose bucket A fork lift attachment for multi-purpose buckets that is easily installed and secured. The mechanism fits under the bucket and is supported by a slot on the top side of the tine and a latch at the heel of the tine. The latch is tightened causing the fork lift attach... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6939099 | Hook attachment device The invention comprises a hook attachment having a frame with a plurality of hooks pivotally mounted to the frame. The attachment has a engaging flange and eyelets for receiving the attaching flange and engaging pins, respectively on the front of the arms of a front... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932556 | Slab tipping apparatus A slab tipping apparatus for tipping slabs onto forks of a forklift. The slab tipping apparatus includes a base member being designed for being selectively coupled to a carriage of the forklift. A pivoting assembly is coupled to the base member. The pivoting assembl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6857843 | Grappling assembly for excavating machines An assembly mountable on the dipper stick of a machine, having a bucket pivotally connected thereto and means operatively interconnecting the dipper stick and the bucket for curling and uncurling the bucket, cooperable with the bucket when mounted on the dipper stic... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851588 | Apparatus and methods for converting the load compartment of a vehicle into a water tank According to a disclosed embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for converting the load compartment of a vehicle into a tank for carrying liquids comprises a removable cover assembly configured to cover an upper opening of the load compartment. A pump, which can ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6789337 | Screening apparatus A screening apparatus is removably connected to a prime mover having an excavating bucket or loading shovel. The screening apparatus includes a material feed conveyor that feeds material to a screening device. A mounting mechanism and associated adjustment mechanism... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6718662 | Do-all rake-tooth bucket extension attachment An apparatus for attachment to the bucket of a front end loader, skip loader or any other power-operated bucket. The apparatus comprises a plurality of teeth supported in a frame that attaches to the bucket of a front end loader. The apparatus may be used to sort un... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6663339 | Bucket shoe A bucket shoe system for transporting smaller loader buckets within the loader bucket of a backhoe that includes a frame for holding the smaller buckets that is securable to the loader bucket using D-rings and which is provided with a number of slots for ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659709 | Tool carrier attachment for excavator Mobile construction equipment includes a hydraulically activated boom and operating stick for carrying two separately mounted construction tools. In an excavator, a bucket is mounted on the end of the stick in the conventional manner and adjacent the buck... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655054 | Quick hitch attachment An attachment for a prime mover or backhoe which may be used to cut or crush material. The attachment includes a first jaw, being a fixed jaw, and a second jaw being a free jaw which is pivotably connected to the fixed jaw, and at least three connectors w... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655900 | Skid loader attachment A skid loader attachment for increasing the versatility and ease of use of the skid loader. The skid loader attachment includes a frame assembly having a base portion. The base portion is designed for coupling to booms of a skid loader. The frame assembly... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6615753 | Expandable stinger planter Expandable stinger planting is described in which stinger probes on a boom end mounted frame are positioned for ground penetration on a boom type vehicle. Bottom ends of the probes are shifted between a closed plant receiving, ground penetrating positions... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6589007 | Construction equipment implement A skid-steer loader implement or bucket having a hydraulically actuated grapple component. The skid steer loader includes a hydraulic cushioning mechanism at one or both ends of the hydraulic cylinder such that the grapple component does not come to a har... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578297 | Skid steer attachment, sub-attachment system having extended reach A unique bucket attachment and sub-attachment adaptable for use with skid steer loaders and other earth moving equipment. The bucket attachment has a much smaller ratio of width to length than conventional loader buckets. It also provides for a much longe... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572324 | Transversely driven projection and retraction assembly A free-floating hydraulic piston cylinder situated in side-to-side orientation in which the piston rod advances from the cylinder which it causes to move in the opposite direction. To the piston rod as well as to the opposite end of the cylinder is connec... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568898 | Hydraulic shovel with hoisting hook A hoisting hook is arranged on a stick boom top pin for attaching a bucket to a distal end of a stick boom and hung at a bucket scooping face side. A bucket fall prevention valve is provided at least on a head side of a bucket cylinder for maintaining the... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6547508 | Load bearing attachment apparatus for a multipurpose loader bucket A load bearing lift attachment apparatus for a multipurpose loader bucket including a first jaw and a second jaw movably mounted thereto between an opened condition and a closed condition. The lift attachment apparatus includes a lift member formed and di... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527497 | Load bearing attachment apparatus for a multipurpose loader bucket A load bearing lift attachment apparatus for a multipurpose loader bucket including a first jaw and a second jaw movably mounted thereto between an opened condition and a closed condition. The lift attachment apparatus includes a lift member formed and di... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520730 | Landscaping tool attachment for a front deck mower A motorized vehicle portion of a front deck mower and a tool attachment comprising a motorized vehicle portion of a front deck mower; a frame having a pair of spaced apart side frame portions; cooperating attachment for attaching the frame to existing str... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6493967 | Apparatus for attaching an accessory to an excavator The apparatus for attaching an accessory to an excavator is a device for attaching a grader blade, brush blade, compactor, or other accessory to the bucket of an excavator. The apparatus has a body to which the accessory is attached which has a pair of ho... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481949 | Crane attachment for a front end loader A crane attachment for a front end loader includes arm members pivotally attached to a central portion of a forward end of loader arm. Remote ends of the arms are joined together to form a triangular boom or truss structure. A cable or a chain extends fro... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6409457 | Work vehicle The invented vehicle includes a chassis, a cabin mounted on a first side of the chassis on a forward portion thereof, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the chassis to movably support the chassis. The vehicle also includes a boom unit, a tool coupled to... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6357993 | Construction equipment implement and method A skid-steer loader implement having a hydraulically actuated grapple component that includes an implement having first and second spaced apart pivot support structures and a hydraulically actuated grapple component pivotally secured to the second pivot s... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6341568 | Expandable stinger planter An expandable stinger planter is described which includes a base frame and a pivot frame mounted to the base frame for pivotal movement thereon about multiple pivot axes. A stinger comprised of a pair of elongated probes is mounted to the pivot frame and ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6290451 | Utility implement projection and retraction assembly A hydraulically operated framework which permits certain farm or construction accessories, including an array of spears or a squeegee, to be employed at the front of a utility vehicle's loading bucket and afterwards withdrawn out of the way into the bucke... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6287072 | Precision grapple The precision grapple--which is removably attachable to a vehicle which has implement fittings to which civil engineering implements are removably attachable--has a forwardly converging, low walled lifting bed so that oddly shaped objects--such as rocks a... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279686 | Attachment for flood and yarn trucks with a lift mast, especially for fork lift trucks Attachments for floor and yard trucks with a lift mast, especially for fork lift trucks, have a lift carriage (8) which has two side plates (9, 10) and two horizontal beams (12/14, 13) situated one over the other with a clearance ("h") between them, on wh... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6209236 | Actuated material loader with open fence A rock picker and material loader attachment is pivotally mounted to a loader scoop or bucket and extends longitudinally forward therefrom. A plurality of teeth form the leading surface of the attachment during digging and loading operations. Parallel, re... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6168369 | Carrier retainer system When operating a work vehicle such as a backhoe or wheel loader, it is frequently desirable to utilize auxiliary work equipment with the vehicle such as a pallet fork and a loading bucket. In the course of such operation, it is generally necessary to move... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158362 | Expandable stinger planter An expandable stinger planter is described for attachment to an excavator type boom. The planter includes a frame arrangement that may be releasably secured to the boom, with a stinger depending therefrom. The boom may be selectively operated to drive the... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6108951 | Work machine having improved implement coupling arrangement A work machine having a stick assembly which- includes (i) a stick having a forward stick aperture (ii) a guide which is pivotally coupled to the stick, and (iii) a link pivotally coupled to the guide is disclosed. The work machine also includes a coupler... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6061933 | Compactor for use with backhoe method and apparatus To compact soil, an impact apparatus includes a weight within a steel frame that may be carried by a vehicle mounted backhoe and placed over the surface to be compacted or broken. The weight is lifted and released by a cable. To pull the cable, a hydrauli... | 05/16/2000 |
