Combination attachment for earth moving tractors

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH AN EARTH MOVING TOOL HAVING LATCH RECEIVERS ATTACHED TO THE BODY THEREOF AT TWO VERTICALLY SPACED POSITIONS, A MULTI-PURPOSE APPLIANCE FOR TRACTORS COMPRISING: A GENERALLY VERTICAL FRAME; GENERALLY HORIZONTAL FORKS PROJECTING FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID FRAME; A PLURALITY OF LATCH BARS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AT AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT VERTICAL LEVELS; AND POWER MEANS FOR OPERATING THE LATCH BARS, AT LEAST TWO OF SAID LATCH BARS ENGAGING THE LATCH RECEIVERS OF THE TOOL TO LOCK THE TOOL SECURELY TO THE APPLIANCE; SAID TOOL COMPRISING A GENERALLY VERTICAL ELONGATED HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING BULLDOZER BLADE, HORIZONTAL GUIDE MEANS FORMED ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID BLADE TO RECEIVE THE FORKS; AND SAID VERTICALLY SPACED LATCH RECEIVERS MOUNTED ON SAID BLADE TO BE ENGAGED BY SAID BARS PERMITTING SAID BULLDOZER BLADE TO BE MECHANICALLY LOCKED TO THE FRAME BY THE LATCHES AND TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE FORKS.