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US 11,885,098 B2Granted
Serrated blade assembly using differently configured components
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsDavid Bruno Parzynski, Jr., Thomas Marshall Congdon
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Abstract
A wear member comprises a shank portion defining a longitudinal axis, a free end and a perimeter, at least one flat surface on the perimeter extending to the free end and a cross-hole defining a cross-hole axis along which the cross-hole extends through the at least one flat surface perpendicularly, and a wear portion extending downwardly axially from the shank portion, the wear portion including a polygonal configuration.
Claims12
A blade assembly for use with a grading machine, the blade assembly comprising:
- an adapter board including an upper adapter board attachment portion, an upper adapter board free end, a lower tool bit attachment portion, and a lower adapter board free end, wherein a lateral direction is defined along a length of the lower tool bit attachment, width is measured along the lateral direction, and a vertical direction is perpendicular to the lateral direction;
- a plurality of tool bits configured to be attached to the adapter board, each tool bit including a working portion having a working length measured along the vertical direction and a working width measured along the lateral direction;
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- a plurality of wear members configured to be attached to the adapter board, each wear member including:
- a shank portion having an axial length and defining a longitudinal axis along the axial length;
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- a wear portion having a wear length measured along the vertical direction and a wear width measured along the lateral direction, the wear portion including:
- a bottom planar surface perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and
- a plurality of rectangular hexahedron shaped inserts attached to the bottom planar surface, each of the plurality of rectangular hexahedron shaped inserts having:
- an exterior side surface parallel to the longitudinal axis, and
- a bottom flat portion perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.