US 12,473,707 B2
Material handler skip pan
Jason Mc Neil, St-Christophe-d'arthabaska (CA); Andrew Guitar, Elmvale (CA); Mark Vanderzyde, Barrie (CA); and Mark Vandenberg, Oro-Medonte (CA)
Assigned to MODERN FABRICATION INC., Shanty Bay (CA)
Filed by MODERN FABRICATION INC., Shanty Bay (CA)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/685,854.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/155,981, filed on Mar. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282447 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E02F 3/40 (2006.01); E02F 3/30 (2006.01); E02F 3/407 (2006.01); E02F 3/42 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 3/407 (2013.01) [E02F 3/308 (2013.01); E02F 3/425 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A skip pan for handling materials comprising:
a base of the skip pan for containing the materials and having a portion of a contour thereof having walls;
a bridge holding the base and connected at an upper end to a connecting portion for connecting to an arm of a material handler, wherein the connecting portion is rotatable along a vertical axis thereof to provide a spinning movement to the skip pan; and
an actuator to provide an adaptable inclination of the base of the skip pan with respect to the bridge to keep the base balanced when the connecting portion is tilted, wherein the actuator comprises a left hydraulic cylinder connecting between the bridge and a left-side wall of the base, and a right hydraulic cylinder connecting between the bridge and a right-side wall of the base.