Edge protection assembly for an implement of a work machine

A protection assembly for protecting a bucket of a work machine having a pair of upright side walls, each including a mounting aperture formed therein, and a bottom wall extending between the upright side walls and terminating in a base edge subject to wear, the protection assembly comprising:

• a digging plate adapted to be positioned adjacent an underside of the bucket bottom wall;
• a cover plate operatively connected to the digging plate to form an elongated edge recess adapted to receive the base edge of the bucket;
• a pair of spaced apart elongated lug members adapted to be operatively connected to the bucket bottom wall to extend forwardly from the base edge;
• a pair of spaced apart recesses formed in the cover plate for receiving and engaging forwardly extending portions of the lug members to position the edge recess relative to the base edge of the bucket;
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• a pair of spaced apart mounting brackets positioned adjacent opposite ends of the elongated edge recess and configured to reside adjacent the upright bucket side walls, each mounting bracket having a mounting aperture adapted to register with the mounting aperture formed in each bucket side wall.

An implement assembly, comprising:

• a bucket having a pair of upright side walls, each including a mounting aperture formed therein, and a bottom wall extending between the upright side walls and terminating in a base edge subject to wear,
• a first plate adapted to be positioned adjacent an underside of the bucket bottom wall;
• a second plate operatively connected to the first plate to form an elongated edge recess adapted to receive the base edge of the bucket;
• a plurality of teeth extending forwardly from at least one of the first and second plates;
• a pair of spaced apart first positioning devices operatively connected to the bucket bottom wall;
• a pair of spaced apart second positioning devices operatively associated with at least one of the first and second plates for engaging the pair of first positioning devices to position the edge recess relative to the base edge of the bucket;
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• a pair of spaced apart mounting brackets positioned adjacent opposite ends of the elongated edge recess and configured to reside adjacent the upright bucket side walls, each mounting bracket having a mounting aperture adapted to register with the mounting aperture formed in each bucket side wall.

A protection assembly for protecting a bucket of a work machine having a pair of upright side walls, at least one side wall including a mounting aperture formed therein, and a bottom wall extending between the upright side walls and terminating in a base edge subject to wear, the protection assembly comprising:

• a cutting edge being attached to an underside of the bucket bottom wall adjacent the base edge;
• a digging plate adapted to be positioned adjacent an underside of the cutting edge;
• a cover plate operatively connected to the digging plate to form an elongated edge recess adapted to receive the base edge and the cutting edge;
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• at least one mounting bracket positioned adjacent an end of the elongated edge recess and configured to reside adjacent at least one upright bucket side wall, the mounting bracket having a mounting aperture adapted to register with the mounting aperture formed in the bucket side wall.