Patent ID: 8342611

Claim:
A pick apparatus adapted for degrading at least one of natural and man-made formations, comprising: a steel body that includes a shank extending rearward and a recess at a front end of said steel body, said shank including a flange; a carrier sized and shaped to receive said shank in a press fit, said carrier having a recess sized and shaped to receive said flange; a holder having a cavity adapted to receive said carrier; a carbide core having a tip that includes a diamond material, said carbide core sized and shaped to be inserted into said recess of said steel body; and a spring mechanism adapted to bias said carrier in a forward position, said spring mechanism at least partly encircling said shank; and, wherein said carrier includes indents and said holder includes fingers, wherein said fingers interface with said indents and limit axial movement of said carrier relative to said holder.