(under subclass 403) Apparatus including a readily separable operating device and a support device for connecting the bucket or scoop to the excavator consisting of means operable to take up a condition to retain the bucket with the excavator in engagement, or a release condition to allow the detachment of the bucket from the excavator.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
403, Joints and Connections,
345+, for interfitted members.
414, Material or Article Handling,
723, for means to facilitate attachment of shovel or rake to handle or boom; subclass 724 for a handling device releasably attached to a bucket or rake.
