Apparatus and method for coupling work tool to a machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9976277
APP PUB NO 20170145652A1
SERIAL NO

15352086

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An apparatus to couple the work tool to the arm assembly is disclosed. The arm assembly may have at least one arm. The work tool may have at least one recess. The apparatus may have at least one pin member adapted to engage with the at least one arm and the at least one recess. The at least one pin member may rotate in the at least one recess between a locked orientation and an unlocked orientation. The at least one pin member couples the work tool to the arm assembly in the locked orientation, and the work tool is separable from the arm assembly in the unlocked orientation.

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CATERPILLAR WORK TOOLS B V5232 BJ 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
van, Amelsfoort Edward Tilburg, NL 6 46

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