Heavy equipment rake attachment
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1. A heavy equipment rake attachment for an excavator arm comprising:
- (a) a rake including a plurality of raking prongs extending therefrom;
(b) a pair of longitudinally displaced mounting bars defining a mounting plane;
wherein the mounting bars are attached to the rake by a support structure, said rake being substantially centrally braced to extend laterally outward from said mounting bars, said rake being thereby maintained in braced manner relative to the excavator arm to brace against transverse recoil and direct said raking prongs transversely downward relative to the mounting plane for substantially upright raking engagement along a work surface;
wherein the mounting bars enable the rake to be attached to an automated attaching means of an excavator arm of a heavy equipment;
the automated attaching means including a hydraulically operated excavator attachment device having control arms actuable to releasably engage the mounting bars.
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Abstract
The invention is a rake attachment for use with an excavator arm of heavy machinery. The preferred embodiment has two cross-members that make the invention easily installed with an automated excavator arm. An alternative embodiment provides for mounting hardware for use with a traditional excavator arm, which does not have a hydraulically operated attaching device. The invention is suited for use with the clearing of loose debris in and around a typical construction site. The construction debris may comprise loose wood scraps, tree branches, fencing, and other objects typical of a construction site.
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15 Claims
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1. A heavy equipment rake attachment for an excavator arm comprising:
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(a) a rake including a plurality of raking prongs extending therefrom; (b) a pair of longitudinally displaced mounting bars defining a mounting plane; wherein the mounting bars are attached to the rake by a support structure, said rake being substantially centrally braced to extend laterally outward from said mounting bars, said rake being thereby maintained in braced manner relative to the excavator arm to brace against transverse recoil and direct said raking prongs transversely downward relative to the mounting plane for substantially upright raking engagement along a work surface; wherein the mounting bars enable the rake to be attached to an automated attaching means of an excavator arm of a heavy equipment;
the automated attaching means including a hydraulically operated excavator attachment device having control arms actuable to releasably engage the mounting bars. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A heavy equipment rake attachment for an excavator arm comprising:
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(a) a rake including a plurality of raking prongs extending therefrom; (b) a mounting plate defining a mounting plane and a pair of longitudinally displaced mounting members coupled thereto; wherein the mounting plate is fastened to the rake by a support structure, said rake being substantially centrally braced to extend laterally outward from said mounting members, said rake being thereby maintained in braced manner relative to the excavator arm to brace against transverse recoil and direct said raking prongs transversely downward relative to the mounting plane for substantially upright raking engagement along a work surface; and
,(c) a pair of mounting brackets formed to extend from the mounting plate for releasable attachment to an end of an excavator arm via an attaching means. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A heavy equipment rake attachment for modular coupling to an excavator arm for ground working manipulation thereby, comprising:
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a mounting portion extended along a mounting plane, said mounting portion including a pair of longitudinally displaced mounting members; a rake including a plurality of raking prongs extending therefrom, said raking prongs being disposed in spaced manner along at least one raking plane; and
,a support structure offsetting said rake from said mounting portion, said support structure including a plurality of support members projecting forward and downward to said rake from said mounting portion, said rake being substantially centrally braced to extend laterally outward from said mounting members, said rake being thereby maintained in braced manner relative to the excavator arm to brace against transverse recoil and direct said raking prongs transversely downward relative to the mounting plane for substantially upright raking plane engagement along a ground surface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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