Rock bucket attachment incorporating sweep-in grapple for conveying miscellaneous debris

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10066360
APP PUB NO 20160281322A1
SERIAL NO

14999087

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A rock bucket attachment for securement with a skid steer unit or tractor front loader, the attachment incorporating a bucket for use in combination with a grapple, the bucket having side walls, back walls, and a bottom wall, the grapple interconnecting by lever arms to the side walls of the bucket, the grapple having a pair of side arms pivotally connected with the front of the lever arms, and hydraulic cylinders interconnecting between the back of the side arms and the back end of the side walls, or the frame structure interconnecting between the two, such that when the hydraulic cylinders are actuated, they initially pivot the lever arms forwardly to their fullest extent to arrange the grapple and its rake over a debris pile, and then further actuation of the hydraulic cylinders pivoting the side arms relative to the lever arms to pivot the rake of the grapple downwardly to urge any debris into the bucket as the rake comes into proximity with the front of the bucket, to retain any raked debris therein.

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  • WORKSAVER INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burenga, Thomas I Litchfield, US 20 143
Burenga, Tim Litchfield, US 3 11

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