Patent ID: 11898588
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  E | IPC B  E  F

Claim 8:
9. A tip assembly comprising:
a tip including:
an upper portion,
a lower attachment portion that has a width that is larger than a width of the upper portion of the tip, and
a cavity that leads from the lower attachment portion of the tip toward the upper portion of the tip, the cavity including:
a first interior portion, and
a second interior portion,
wherein the second interior portion of the cavity has a width that is less than a width of the first interior portion of the cavity; and

a retention bolt including:
an end portion that is configured to be disposed in the first interior portion of the cavity, and
a shaft portion,
wherein the shaft portion of the retention bolt has a width that is less than a width of the end portion of the retention bolt,
wherein the shaft portion of the retention bolt is disposed in the second interior portion of the cavity,
wherein the shaft portion of the retention bolt and the second interior portion of the cavity are shaped to prevent rotation of the shaft portion of the retention bolt relative to the second interior portion of the cavity,
wherein the shaft portion of the retention bolt extends from the end portion of the retention bolt, and
wherein the shaft portion of the retention bolt terminates at an externally threaded end.