Patent ID: 8701586
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A magnetic wear saving device providing a sacrificial portion for protecting a wear surface on a material handling device, comprising: a resilient member of a sacrificial material having an upper portion and a lower portion integrally formed together, said upper portion having a top exterior surface, said lower portion having a bottom surface for contacting with the wear surface of said material handling device, said bottom surface formed with a recess; a magnetic member received with in said recess and coupled to said resilient member, said magnetic member having an outer magnetic surface for releasably securing said resilient member to said wear surface of said material handling device; and, a shear plate defining at least one recess for receiving a said magnetic wear saving device therein, said shear plate being adapted to be attached to said wear surface, to resist shear forces applied to said magnetic wear saving devices, by contact with material, in use.