Patent ID: 8528238
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. A replaceable wear part device for attachment on a forward edge of a work tool, wherein at least a portion of the forward edge of the work tool comprises an attachment section having spaced engagement surfaces, the wear part device comprising: a rear edge having an attachment section with spaced engagement surfaces, wherein the attachment section of the wear part device is complementary to the attachment section of the work tool, wherein the respective engagement surfaces are configured to be mutually and slidably engageable so as to hold the wear part device when the wear part device is attached to the work tool, wherein the wear part device further comprises an elongated eminence arranged crosswise to an intended operating direction of the work tool and immediately forward of the attachment section of the wear part, wherein the eminence extends laterally across a first sliding surface by a distance at least equal to a distance between the mutually engaged engagement surfaces, wherein the eminence is configured such that material dislodged by the work tool is deflected by the eminence away from the attachment section of the work tool.