Patent ID: 6186597
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: E21C

Abstract:
A pick system for a mining plough comprising: at least one pick holder and at least one plough pick replaceably insertable in said holder,said holder having a working side confronting a mining face to be worked by said pick, a socket in said holder for releasably holding said pick with an interference fit, and an end stop for said pick,said pick comprising a shank insertable in said socket and a cutting tip extending from said shank to project from said working side of said holder,said holder and said pick being displaceable in operation in an operating direction transverse to said working side of said holder for working the mining face, and said holder having a leading face leading in said operating direction,said leading face having a lead-through opening through which said shank of said pick is insertable in an insert direction generally parallel to said working side until said shank engages said end stop, said pick also being removable from said socket through said lead-through opening in a direction opposite to said insert direction, and,releasable securing means for securing said pick against detachment when said pick has been inserted in said socket.