Corner tooth assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorVisvaldis A. Stepe
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Abstract
A corner tooth assembly which is removably secured to the corner of an implement for engaging the earth in a longitudinally oriented forward direction, and which includes a laterally extending bottom plate, a side plate integrally secured to the bottom plate, and an elongated forwardly extending earth penetrating structure integrally secured to the bottom and side plates for overlappingly engaging the implement protectingly exteriorly of the corner thereof.
Claims7
A corner tooth assembly, adapted to be removably secured to the corner of an implement having a floor member and side wall member substantially normal thereto, comprising:
- a bottom wear plate disposable exteriorly of said floor member and having a forwardly extending cutting edge thereon;
- a side wear plate disposable exteriorly of said side wall member and having a forwardly extending cutting edge thereon;
- a body portion of substantial cross section integrally associated with a front portion of said bottom plate and said side plate;
- an earth penetrating member which extends forwardly from said body portion;
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- a hook member extending rearwardly from said body portion and being of a construction sufficient for interlocking said floor member and said side wall member immediately inwardly the intersection thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.