Patent ID: 8074383

Claim:
A wear assembly for earth-moving equipment, the wear assembly comprising: a detachable wear member for earth-moving equipment that protects the earth-moving equipment from wear caused by contact with abrasive materials encountered by operation of the earth-moving equipment, the wear member having an opening with an inlet; and a hammerless lock received through the inlet and into the opening in the wear member to releasably hold the wear member to the earth-moving equipment, the lock including (i) an elongate foldable element having a first end and a second end, the foldable element having a first position in which the foldable element has a first length extending the distance between the first and second ends, the first length being larger than the inlet of the opening so that the first and second ends of the foldable element extend beyond the inlet to retain the foldable element in the opening, the foldable element having one side for contacting the wear member and an opposite side for contacting the earth-moving equipment when in the opening to resist loads applied to the wear member during use that urge the wear member in a release direction so that the foldable element holds the wear member to the earth-moving equipment, and the foldable element having a second position in which the foldable element is folded relative to the first position and having a second length extending the distance between the first and second ends that is shorter than the first length, the second length being smaller than the inlet so that the lock is passed through the inlet for installation and removal of the lock to and from the opening without a hammer, and (ii) a retainer releasably engaging the foldable element when in the first position to prevent the foldable element from moving to the second position.