Patent ID: 6209238
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
Apparatus for removably connecting a wear member to an excavating lip structure having a front edge from which top and bottom sides rearwardly extend, said wear member having a generally C-shaped cross section with a front end portion from which top and bottom legs rearwardly extend along opposite sides of a cavity configured to forwardly receive a front edge portion of said excavating lip structure, said apparatus comprising:a first fastening structure useable to removably connect a rear end portion of said top leg to the top side of said excavating lip structure rearwardly of said front edge thereof; anda second fastening structure useable to removably connect a rear end portion of said bottom leg to the bottom side of said excavating lip structure rearwardly of said front edge thereof,said second fastening structure having a disconnection portion accessible and loosenable from a front bottom portion of said wear member, disposed forwardly of said rear end portion of said bottom leg, to permit said bottom leg to be disconnected from said bottom side of said excavating lip structure without having to reach under said lip structure to said rear end portion of said bottom leg of said wear member.