Patent ID: 11905686
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A wear member mounting system comprising:
a mounting base including:
an at least partially external polygonal perimeter, an interior weld receiving aperture, and at least one dovetail slot;

a wear member defining:
an aperture with an at least partially interior polygonal perimeter that is configured to mate with the at least partially external polygonal perimeter of the mounting base; and

at least one dovetail fastening subassembly including:
a dovetail member having:
a body that is configured to at least partially complementarily fill the at least one dovetail slot; and
a fastener receiving aperture extending through the body that defines a round portion and a non-round portion,

wherein the at least one dovetail slot includes a pair of angled sidewalls,
wherein the body of the dovetail member includes a pair of sloped surfaces that mate with the angled sidewalls, and
wherein the dovetail member includes a rectangular pad extending upwardly from the pair of sloped surfaces, forming a top surface, and wherein the pair of sloped surfaces extend to a bottom surface.