Patent ID: 6301810
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: E02F

Abstract:
A hammerless mechanical attachment system for attaching a tooth adapter to a base cutting edge of an implement, said hammerless mechanical attachment system comprising:a C clamp member having a generally C-shaped body with a forwardly facing abutment surface and a forwardly extending flange having a threaded aperture therein;a first wedge member having a forward side having a first wedge surface thereon, an opposite rearward side having a second abutment surface thereon positionable against said first abutment surface of said C clamp member, and a through bolt hole disposed along a longitudinal axis parallel to said second abutment surface but in a non-parallel relationship to said first wedge surface, said bolt hole being disposed in alignment with said threaded aperture in the flange when the second abutment surface is placed in abutment with said first abutment surface of the C-clamp;a second wedge member having a rearwardly facing side having a second wedge surface thereon and a forwardly facing side having a third abutment surface thereon, said second wedge surface being positionable in abutting relationship with said first wedge surface of said first wedge member; anda threaded tensioning device disposed through said bolt hole in said first wedge member and threadably engaged with said threaded aperture in said flange of said C-clamp member, whereby said second wedge member is caused to move in a forward direction upon tightening of said threaded tensioning device for securing said adapter to said base edge.