Bucket with movable side wings

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-23
YODER LEWIS D
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It is difficult to fill a bucket with materials in an open area, unless there is a pile of the material to dig against or there is a stationary surface to push against when loading the bucket.
When a stationary surface such as a wall of a building is used, it is inevitable that damage will occur to the stationary surface.
Another issue with using a bucket is the ability to retain the material in a full bucket when moving the material from one location to the next, without spilling the material from the bucket.

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[0012] The present invention is a bucket 10 with side movable wings 12. FIGS. 1-7 show the bucket 10 with movable side wings 12. The bucket 10 is for use with excavation, material loading and snow removal equipment. It is especially useful on a skid loader type vehicle 14 for snow removal, as shown in FIGS. 1-2. The wings 12 of the bucket 10 aid in collecting material such as snow 16, as shown in FIG. 1. The material can be snow, dirt or any other type of natural or man-made material. Snow is referred herein as one example of material that can be collected by the bucket 10. The wings 12 are rotatably attached to the bucket 10. The wings 12 rotate inwards toward the center of the bucket 10 to aid in collecting the snow 16 into the bucket 10. The wings 12 are used to collect additional snow 18 which would not normally be collected by the bucket 10. When the wings 12 are rotated into the bucket 10, the snow 18 collected by the wings 12 is loaded into the bucket 10 and all the snow 16, ...

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A bucket with movable side wings for use with a material moving machine to collect material. The bucket having at least one collecting surface which includes a top, bottom and two sides. The bucket having two extended sides which extend out from the sides of the at least one collecting surface. There is a first wing rotatably attached to the one of the extended sides of the bucket and including at least one collecting surface adapted for collecting and retaining material. There is a second wing rotatably attached to the other extended side of the bucket and including at least one collecting surface adapted for collecting and retaining material. Also, included is an actuator connected between the bucket and each of the wings to move the wings about the bucket.

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BACKGROUND [0001] The present invention generally relates to excavation and snow removal equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a bucket with movable side wings which can be attached to excavation and snow removal equipment. [0002] Machines with buckets are used to collect natural and man-made materials during excavation, material loading and snow removal. Examples of such materials are dirt, rock, snow, and man-made raw materials for manufacture. It is difficult to fill a bucket with materials in an open area, unless there is a pile of the material to dig against or there is a stationary surface to push against when loading the bucket. When a stationary surface such as a wall of a building is used, it is inevitable that damage will occur to the stationary surface. Another issue with using a bucket is the ability to retain the material in a full bucket when moving the material from one location to the next, without spilling the material from the bucket. [0003...

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IPC IPC(8): E01H5/06
CPCE02F3/40E01H5/066
InventorYODER, LEWIS D.
OwnerYODER LEWIS D