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US 2015/0345290 A1Published application
Surface mining tooth retention
OwnerEdward Lee CUTLERinventor
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Abstract
A reducing element retention clip is disclosed herein. The reducing element retention clip includes a handle and two flexible legs extending from the handle. The two flexible legs are configured to flex apart to receive a shaft of the reducing element. The handle aligns along a first plane and the two flexible legs align along a second plane. The first and second planes are angled relative to one another.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reducing element having a shaft and a circumferential groove;
- a holder that receives the shaft of the reducing element;
- a reducing element retention clip that mounts at the circumferential groove to retain the reducing element within the holder, the reducing element retention clip including:
- a handle;
- two flexible legs extending from the handle, the two flexible legs being configured to flex apart to receive the shaft of the reducing element, wherein the handle aligns along a first plane, wherein the two flexible legs align along a second plane, and wherein the first and second planes are angled relative to one another.
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A reducing element retention clip comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- two flexible legs extending from the handle, the two flexible legs being configured to flex apart to receive a shaft of the reducing element;
- wherein the handle aligns along a first plane, wherein the two flexible legs align along a second plane, and wherein the first and second planes are angled relative to one another.
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A reducing element retention clip comprising:
- a flexible clip-defining member shaped to form a handle and a pair of legs that extend from the handle, the handle having a straight end section defining a cross-dimension of at least 1.25 inches, the pair of legs being integral with the handle and being configured to flex apart to receive a shaft of the reducing element between the legs.
A reducing element retention clip comprising:
- a handle, the handle having a finger loop that defines an opening having a width of at least 1.25 inches;
- and
- a pair of legs extending from the handle, the pair of legs defining:
- a tapered lead-in portion;
- and
- a shaft retention portion positioned between the handle and the tapered lead-in portion, the shaft retention portion including a shaft retention area positioned between two restrictions defined by the clip, wherein the first restriction is located between the tapered lead-in portion and the shaft retention area and the second restriction is located between the shaft retention area and the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.