Retainer systems for ground engaging tools
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorBrian Thomas Rimmey
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AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorBrian Thomas Rimmey
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Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a lock for a ground engaging tool. The lock may include a head portion having a tool interface configured to receive a tool for applying torque about a lock rotation axis and a C-shaped portion extending from the head portion and defining a lock slot for receiving a portion of a support member to be locked with the ground engaging tool. The C-shaped portion may include an outer surface configured to be rotatably received in an inner surface of a retainer bushing. The head portion may include a wall extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the lock rotation axis. The wall may include a first surface from which the tool interface extends, a second surface, opposite the first surface, from which the C-shaped portion extends, and a through-hole having a first end opening out to the tool interface and a second end opening out to the lock slot defined by the C-shaped portion.
A lock for a ground engaging tool, comprising:
A retainer system for a ground engaging tool, comprising:
A lock for a ground engaging tool, comprising:
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