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US 8,523,291 B2Granted
Compactor wheel tip
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorVinayak R. Urgu
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Abstract
A tip for use with a wire guard system for a compactor wheel includes a base portion and a wear portion attached to and extending from the base portion. A first groove is disposed at the wear portion and shaped to receive an end portion of a first wire guard section. A second groove is disposed at the wear portion and shaped to receive an end portion of a second wire guard section.
Claims20
A tip for use with a wire guard system for a compactor wheel, the tip comprising:
- a base portion;
- a wear portion attached to and extending from the base portion;
- a first groove disposed at the wear portion and shaped to receive an end portion of a first wire guard section;
- and
- a second groove disposed at the wear portion and shaped to receive an end portion of a second wire guard section.
2 more elements
A tip for use with a wire guard system for a compactor wheel, the tip comprising:
- a base portion;
- a wear portion attached to and extending from the base portion, the wear portion including a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side;
- a first groove disposed at the first side and shaped to receive an end portion of a first wire guard section;
- and
- a second groove disposed at the second side and shaped to receive an end portion of a second wire guard section.
2 more elements
A wire guard system for a compactor wheel, the wire guard system comprising:
- a tip including a base portion and a wear portion attached to and extending from the base portion, the wear portion including a first side and a second side disposed opposite the first side, the tip further including a first groove disposed on and extending into the first side and a second groove disposed on and extending into the second side;
- and
- a first wire guard section including a first tongue disposed at a first end and a second tongue disposed at a second end, the first tongue being shaped to fit within at least a respective one of the first and second grooves of the tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.