Patent ID: 8770311

Claim:
A ripper shank assembly, comprising: a ripper shank; a ripper tip mounted to a front end of the ripper shank, the ripper tip including a first bulge in a side surface of the ripper tip, a first lock cavity in the first bulge, a first rotating lock in the first lock cavity, the first lock securing the ripper tip to the ripper shank; and a ripper shank protector mounted to a front edge of the ripper shank rearward of the ripper tip, the ripper shank protector including a first protector mount, the first protector mount including: a mounting slot on an inside of the ripper shank protector a second bulge in a side surface of the ripper shank protector, a second lock cavity in the second bulge, and a second rotating lock in the second lock cavity; and a second protector mount, the second protector mount including an open-ended slot configured to be lowered onto a first mounting projection extending from the ripper shank, wherein the ripper shank protector is configured to pivot about the first mounting projection to allow the mounting slot to slide over a second mounting projection on the ripper shank and the second rotating lock to secure the ripper shank protector to the ripper shank.