Dipper door retainer
First Claim
1. A fastening device for pivotally attaching a power shovel dipper to a power shovel handle and for pivotally attaching a door to the dipper, characterized by a first member of the fastening device, the first member pivotally attaching the dipper to the handle about a horizontal axis, a second member of the fastening device, the second member pivotally attaching the door to the dipper about said axis, wherein the first member can be removed independently of the second member to permit the dipper to be removed from the handle independent of the removal of the door from the dipper.
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Abstract
A multi-part fastening device which pivotally connects a door to a dipper and the dipper to a power shovel handle about the same axis, wherein one part of the device can be removed to permit the dipper to be removed from the handle, while the other part of the device remains in place to retain the door on the dipper.
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4 Claims
- 1. A fastening device for pivotally attaching a power shovel dipper to a power shovel handle and for pivotally attaching a door to the dipper, characterized by a first member of the fastening device, the first member pivotally attaching the dipper to the handle about a horizontal axis, a second member of the fastening device, the second member pivotally attaching the door to the dipper about said axis, wherein the first member can be removed independently of the second member to permit the dipper to be removed from the handle independent of the removal of the door from the dipper.
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