Patents Assigned to Wearforce Pty Ltd
  • Publication number: 20260146419
    Abstract: An attachment assembly for releasably securing a ground engaging tool (GET) with earthmoving equipment, comprising: a first body configured for placement in affirmative engagement with a portion of or in fixed relation with respect to an edge of or associated with the earthmoving equipment; a second body configured for placement in affirmative engagement with a portion of the GET; an operable element responsive to operation of the operable element in: a first mode in which the second body is moved or driven away from the first body with the GET received with respect to said edge, and a second mode in which the second body is moved or driven toward the first body, wherein the second body comprises a slotted region and an opening by way of which a portion of or carried by the operable element is receivable in the slotted region. Also, methods of attaching and releasing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: WEARFORCE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Andrew THOMSON, Bruce MCDONALD, Kevin CHAPMAN
  • Patent number: 12559919
    Abstract: An attachment assembly (25) and a ground engaging assembly for releasable attachment with earthmoving equipment is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the attachment assembly (25) comprises a first body (30) configured for being placed in affirmative engagement with a portion (32) of or in fixed relation with respect to an edge of or associated with the earthmoving equipment. The attachment assembly (25) comprises a second body (35) configured for being placed in affirmative engagement with a portion of the ground engaging tool (GET, 15C or 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Wearforce Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Thomson, Bruce Mcdonald, Kevin Chapman
  • Publication number: 20230220652
    Abstract: An attachment assembly (25) and a ground engaging assembly for releasable attachment with earthmoving equipment is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the attachment assembly (25) comprises a first body (30) configured for being placed in affirmative engagement with a portion (32) of or in fixed relation with respect to an edge of or associated with the earthmoving equipment. The attachment assembly (25) comprises a second body (35) configured for being placed in affirmative engagement with a portion of the ground engaging tool (GET, 15C or 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: WEARFORCE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Andrew THOMSON, Bruce MCDONALD, Kevin CHAPMAN
  • Patent number: 8776408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protective shroud assembly for use on a wear edge of earthmoving machinery. The shroud assembly comprises a shroud adapted to be received with respect to the wear edge. The shroud has a wear region at a second end thereof which is adapted to engage the earth as the wear edge moves therethrough. The shroud assembly also comprises a locking means having a portion which is rotatably received in the shroud such that the shroud is releasably secured with respect to the wear edge when the locking means is in a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Wearforce Pty Ltd, Castech Solutions Pty Ltd, Daxit Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Amy Francis Chapman
  • Publication number: 20090205227
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protective shroud assembly for use on a wear edge of earthmoving machinery. The shroud assembly comprises a shroud adapted to be received with respect to the wear edge. The shroud has a wear region at a second end thereof which is adapted to engage the earth as the wear edge moves therethrough. The shroud assembly also comprises a locking means having a portion which is rotatably received in the shroud such that the shroud is releasably secured with respect to the wear edge when the locking means is in a locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicants: Wearforce Pty Ltd, Castech Solutions Pty Ltd, Daxit Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Danny Stewart, Amy Francis Chapman
  • Patent number: RE47477
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protective shroud assembly for use on a wear edge of earthmoving machinery. The shroud assembly comprises a shroud adapted to be received with respect to the wear edge. The shroud has a wear region at a second end thereof which is adapted to engage the earth as the wear edge moves therethrough. The shroud assembly also comprises a locking means having a portion which is rotatably received in the shroud such that the shroud is releasably secured with respect to the wear edge when the locking means is in a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Wearforce Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Allen Vaughan