Patent ID: 6865875

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an elongated flyer bow having an inner and outer surface, one of said surfaces having at least one longitudinal recess extending within said one surface, said at least one recess having an inner transverse dimension and an outer transverse dimension, said inner transverse dimension being greater than said outer transverse dimension; at least one wear insert having a bow engagement portion disposed to slidably engage said longitudinal recess, said wear insert having a wear surface on the face of said wear insert opposite said engagement portion, engagement with said longitudinal recess restraining significant radial movement of said wear insert; at least one guide having a bow engagement portion disposed to slidably engage said longitudinal recess and a guide opening located on the opposite side of said guide from said bow engagement portion, engagement of said bow engagement portion with said longitudinal recess restraining significant radial movement of said guide; and at least one stop detachably affixed to said flyer bow such that said wear inserts and guides in said longitudinal recess are longitudinally confined therein.