Global Patent Index - EP 2431537 A1

EP 2431537 A1 20120321 - Excavator stabilisers

Title (en)

Excavator stabilisers

Title (de)

Baggerstabilisatoren

Title (fr)

Stabilisateurs d'excavateur

Publication

EP 2431537 A1 20120321 (EN)

Application

EP 11275112 A 20110914

Priority

  • GB 201015372 A 20100915
  • GB 201113832 A 20110811

Abstract (en)

According to the invention there is provided in combination a pair of stabilisers for respectively opposite ends of a moveable elongate blade of a mechanical excavator of the type having a moveably mounted digger arm remote from the moveable blade and a tool-carrying end for carrying e.g. an excavator bucket on the end of the arm, the stabilisers each comprising or including a blade engaging portion adapted to be releasably secured onto or into a respective end of the blade, the blade engaging portion supporting an end structure, and a resiliently deformable foot portion forming part of the end structure, the foot portion being adapted to, in use, and in combination with the corresponding foot portion of the other stabiliser, prevent the lowermost edge of the blade from touching the ground when the blade is lowered theretowards.

IPC 8 full level

E02F 9/08 (2006.01); E02F 3/815 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

E02F 3/8157 (2013.01 - EP GB); E02F 3/964 (2013.01 - EP); E02F 9/085 (2013.01 - EP GB)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201113832 D0 20110928; GB 2480567 A 20111123; EP 2431537 A1 20120321; GB 201015372 D0 20101027

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201113832 A 20110811; EP 11275112 A 20110914; GB 201015372 A 20100915