Coupling for excavating wear part
US6993861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7064
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wear assembly provided with a tapered opening and a complementary tapered lock wherein the lock can be pried into and from the opening to thereby eliminate the need for hammering. The lock is formed with a body and a latch that is movable between a hold position where the latch is engageable with a stop in the opening to releasably retain the lock in the opening and a release position where the latch disengages the stop.
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