Patent ID: 11939740
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 8:
9. A base edge comprising:
a body including:
a working edge extending from a first lateral end to a second lateral end, the working edge defining a lateral direction and a direction of assembly perpendicular to the lateral direction;
a plurality of vertical mounting mechanism receiving apertures;
a plurality of center notches extending from the working edge;
a first end notch disposed proximate to the first lateral end, the first end notch being defined by a first end wall extending to the first lateral end; and
a second end notch disposed proximate to the second lateral end, the first end notch being defined by a first end wall extending to the first lateral end,

wherein
the first end notch and the second end notch extend from the working edge,
each of the plurality of center notches and the first and the second end notches includes a straight middle portion extending along the lateral direction and straddled laterally by a first arcuate corner portion and a second arcuate corner portion; and
each of the plurality of center notches and the first and the second end notches includes a different end notch depth along the direction of assembly that is greater than a center notch depth along the direction of assembly.