Patent ID: 7080470

Claim:
A wear assembly for attachment to an excavator having a lip with an inner face, an outer face and a front edge face, the wear assembly comprising: a boss adapted to be fixed to the lip, the boss including a front part having a first face extending generally along the front edge face of the lip, a body extending rearwardly of the front part along one of the inner and outer faces of the lip and a passage that opens to a side by the inner face and to a side by the outer face, the passage including a first bearing surface facing in a generally rearward direction, the front part and the body defining a gap for receipt of the lip with the gap being laterally open at opposite ends of the first face to accommodate a lateral extension of the lip; a wear member received over the boss and including an aperture generally aligned with the passage, and a second bearing surface associated with the aperture and facing in a generally forward direction; and a lock received in the aperture and the passage to be in opposition to the first and second bearing surfaces to hold the wear member to the boss.