Patent ID: 8496402
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: B60B,E02D

Abstract:
1. A compactor wheel tip, comprising: a bottom wall having a wheel engaging surface; a top wall having a ground engaging surface; oppositely disposed front and rear walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to the top wall, the front and rear walls having a concave shape, with the distance between the front and rear walls being greater proximate the bottom wall than proximate the top wall; and a pair of oppositely disposed side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to the top wall, wherein the ground engaging surface defines a pair of shoulders each extending inwardly from a corresponding one of the side walls, and a rib extending between the shoulders and having a depth that is less than the depth of shoulders, and wherein the ground engaging surface defines a pair of exterior pockets disposed on opposite sides of the rib and extending between the shoulders, wherein the exterior pockets extend downwardly between the rib and corresponding portions of the front and rear walls.