Appeal No. 1999-0616
Application 08/443,152
as not being readable on the elected species.
Appellants’ invention pertains to a device for connecting
an implement such as a bucket to the operating arm of an
excavator machine or the like. With respect to Figures 2-4,
the device includes a coupler 13 having brackets 31, 32 for
detachably securing the coupler to an operating arm 15 of a
machine, and a depending section 33 for insertion through an
opening 28 in the wall of bucket implement 12. In the Figures
2-4 embodiment, ring segments 41, 43 fit into annular recess
39 of the depending section 33 after the depending section has
been inserted through opening 28 to secure the bucket
implement to the coupler. Independent claim 1 is illustrative
of the appealed subject matter and reads as follows:2
1. An assembly connectable to an operating arm of a machine
for performing work functions comprising:
an implement having a wall provided with an opening
therein; and
a coupler including a main body portion, means for
detachably securing said main body portion to said
operating arm and means carried on and secured to
2In reproducing claim 1, we have added subparagraphs
solely for appellate review.
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