Patents by Inventor Murray S. McKnight

Murray S. McKnight has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Quick coupling arrangement for excavator buckets and the like
    Patent number: 5431528
    Abstract: A quick coupling apparatus for detachably securing an implement such as a bucket, air or hydraulic hammer, tamper or any other attachment to a vehicle having a lifting and tilting mechanism such as an excavator. The apparatus includes a pair of hinge plates secured to the implement and two associated link assemblies adapted for mounting on the lifting and tilting mechanism of the vehicle and which engage and disengage the hinge plates to detachably secure the implement to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Inventors: Robert D. Jenkins, Murray S. McKnight