Detachable cutting edge and tip-adapter arrangement for loader buckets
US3984929A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1975 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F9/2816
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A loader bucket comprises a bottom wall having an elongated general purpose edge disposed forwardly thereon. A cutting edge is bolted onto an underside of the general purpose edge along with a plurality of laterally spaced adapters. A plurality of U-shaped notches are formed on a forward edge of the cutting edge and each notch receives a like-shaped lower portion of an adapter therein. Each adapter has a hardened earthworking tip detachably mounted thereon by a pin. In a first embodiment of this invention, the cutting edge is reversible and has a plurality of such notches formed on both the forward and rearward edges thereof whereas in a second embodiment of this invention such notches are solely formed on the forward edge of the cutting edge.
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