Patent ID: 6904756

Claim:
A support bracket assembly having improved wear resistance utilized to position a transition duct in a gas turbine combustor, said bracket assembly comprising: a support bracket comprising: a mounting plate having a plurality of holes for securing said support bracket assembly to an engine; a plurality of support arms extending outward from said mounting plate, each of said support arms having at least one finger for engagement with a transition duct, said at least one finger having a first thickness, first width, and first length; a reinforcement plate generally perpendicular to said mounting plate and fixed to said mounting plate and said support arms; a wear cover having a second thickness positioned substantially around and fixed to each of said fingers, said wear cover comprising: a first leg portion having a second length and second width; a second leg portion in spaced relation and generally parallel to said first leg portion and having a third length and third width; a third leg portion generally perpendicular to each of said first leg portion and said second leg portion and having a fourth length and fourth width; said first leg portion connected to said third leg portion at a first region of curvature and said second leg portion connected to said third leg portion at a second region of curvature such that said wear cover has a first opening opposite said third leg portion; and, wherein said second, third, and fourth widths of said wear cover are substantially equal.