Patent ID: 8291624
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
1. A blade for an excavating apparatus comprising a substantially concave front face with a side wall on each side of the front face, said front face has a raised substantially concave centre section at a substantially central and lower position on the front face, said front face has a side gusset portion on each side of the centre section, side gusset portions slope from the centre section, said front face has a centre forward edge portion, a side forward edge portion on each side of the centre forward edge portion and an end forward edge portion on each distal side of the side forward edge portion; wherein an angular position of the centre forward edge portion is discontinuous with the concave arc of the centre section and the concave arc of the centre section is discontinuous with the concave arc of a front face section above the centre section to form three adjacent discontinuous sections which cooperate with the side gusset portions to direct excavated material outwardly from the centre section towards the side walls.