Patent ID: 7596895

Claim:
A wear member for a front edge of an excavating bucket comprising a front end and a rear end, the rear end having a first leg and a second leg, the legs being bifurcated to straddle the front edge of the bucket, the second leg having an aperture for receiving a lock for holding the wear member to the bucket, and the first leg being longer than the second leg and having a rearwardly-opening slot for receiving a boss fixed to the bucket, the slot having side grooves for receiving rails of the boss to provide support for the wear member during digging, each said side groove being defined by opposed first and second surfaces, wherein at least a front end of the first surface is axially curved in a rearward direction to accommodate initial mounting of the wear member onto the boss at an angular orientation that is different as compared to when fully seated, and to bear against a complementary portion of the rail when fully seated.