Patent ID: 8420201

Claim:
A wear-resistant attachment for insertion in a wear-resistant assembly, the assembly comprising a base with at least one recess, the attachment comprising: a bottom part configured to be removably inserted into one of the at least one recess; and a layer of wear-resistant material, wherein the layer of wear-resistant material is wider than the bottom part in at least one dimension such that the layer of wear-resistant material covers a surface of the base beyond the at least one recess, wherein the layer of wear-resistant material is surrounded by at least one side wall, wherein the at least one side wall is coupled to a side wall of at least one other wear-resistant attachment so that a plurality of coupled wear-resistant attachments comprise a substantially continuous surface, and wherein the at least one side wall of the attachment is coupled to the at least one side wall of the at least one other attachment via at least one of a weld or a braze.