Patent ID: 7313877

Claim:
A pin assembly for releasably securing a ground engaging tool on a nose portion of a mounting support by extending through spaced and substantially aligned openings defined by said tool and a bore defined by the nose portion of said support, said pin assembly comprising: first and second axially aligned pins, each pin having a head portion and a shank portion, with each pin being configured such that, after being inserted through one of the axially aligned openings defined by said tool, the shank portion of each pin engages at least a lengthwise section of the marginal portion of the bore defined by the nose portion of the adapter while the head portion of each pin engages a marginal portion of the respective opening in said tool through which said first pin is inserted; a fastener having an enlarged head portion and a treaded shank portion, with the threaded shank portion of said fastener being axially insertable through one of said pins and threadably engagable with the other of said pins for maintaining said pins in operable combination relative to each other whereby maintaining said tool and support in operable relation relative to each other; and wherein end sections of the shank portions of said pins are arranged in telescopic relation relative to each other so as to enhance the flexural rigidity of said pin assembly while reducing stresses on the threaded shank portion of said fastener.