Shoe mounting bracket for a vertical shaft impact crusher and liner for same

In a vertical shaft impact crusher having a table assembly mounted for rotation about a central axis, a shoe assembly comprising:

• a shoe having a front guide surface, a rear attachment surface, a contact surface extending transversely of the central axis, and a threaded aperture formed in the attachment surface the threaded aperture having a diameter;
• a bracket adapted for attachment to the table assembly having a front face, a rear face, an opening extending through the bracket from the front face to the rear face, and a support surface extending transversely of the central axis and facing the contact surface, the bracket opening having a width normal to the central axis which is greater than the threaded aperture diameter;
• and
• a bolt passing through the bracket opening and threaded into the threaded aperture of the shoe thereby to releasably secure the shoe to the bracket;
• wherein the bracket opening allows the bolt and shoe to slide radially outwardly so that the contact surface of the shoe engages the support surface of the bracket when the table assembly is rotated.