Patent ID: 9605416
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: E02F

Claim:
1. A spacer shim for locating between adjacent ground engaging tools of a work implement for an earth working machine, the spacer shim comprising: a shim body including a shim first leg and a shim second leg both extending in a first direction away from a forward end and to an aft end of the spacer shim, the shim first leg and the shim second leg being spaced apart to form a shim slot for receiving a lip of the work implement there between; a shim upper protrusion adjacent the shim first leg extending from the shim body in a second direction away from the shim first leg and the shim second leg; a first side surface; and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface define a thickness of the spacer shim, the thickness defining the minimum dimension of the spacer shim, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are configured to engage a ground engaging tool on either side of the spacer shim.