Patent ID: 8776408

Claim:
A protective shroud assembly for use on a wear edge of earthmoving machinery, the shroud assembly comprising: a shroud adapted to be received with respect to the wear edge, the shroud including a leg portion having a channel extending parallel to its longitudinal extent; the shroud having a wear region at a second end thereof, the wear region being adapted to engage the earth as the wear edge moves therethrough, the channel extending for a distance from an end of the leg portion towards the second end of the shroud, terminating a distance from the wear region, such that opposed ends of the channel are closed; a locking means having a portion which is rotatably received in the channel of the shroud between the closed ends of the channel such that the shroud is releasably secured with respect to the wear edge when the locking means is in a locked position; wherein when in the locked position the locking means is retained in the locked position; wherein, when the locking means is in the locked position, the locking means exerts a force upon the shroud in a direction away from the wear edge.