Abstract: A wear part for earthmoving and mining equipment, the wear part having a mounting portion for engaging with a mount such as a nose mount or adaptor, a cheek plate, a boot, a cable hitch or the like provided on or by a bucket, the wear part having a cavity in the mounting portion defined at least in part by an outer wall having an inner face and an outer face, at least one passage formed through said outer wall and opening at one end to the inner face of said outer wall and at the other end to the outer face, and a retainer in said at least one passage and adapted to be selectively engaged with the mount to which the wear part is to be mounted, said outer wall including stop means engaged by said retainer and arranged to stop said retainer escaping from said at least on passage via the outer face end of said passage.

Abstract: A tooth for earthmoving and mining equipment, including a cutting tip; and a mounting portion rearward of the cutting tip, the mounting portion having ‘a cavity therein opening to the rear and including a cone portion extending forward from the rear opening and terminating in a beak portion. The cone portion being defined at least in part by spaced apart upper and lower faces and opposed spaced apart side faces, the upper and lower faces being joined to the side faces by curved corner faces and the opposed upper and lower faces converging towards each other and the opposed side faces converging towards each other away from the rear opening so that the curved corner faces diminish away from the rear opening.

Abstract: A wear part for earthmoving and mining equipment, the wear part having a mounting portion for engaging with a mount such as a nose mount or adaptor, a cheek plate, a boot, a cable hitch or the like provided on or by a bucket, the wear part having a cavity in the mounting portion defined at least in part by an outer wall having an inner face and an outer face, at least one passage formed through said outer wall and opening at one end to the inner face of said outer wall and at the other end to the outer face, and a retainer in said at least one passage and adapted to be selectively engaged with the mount to which the wear part is to be mounted, said outer wall including stop means engaged by said retainer and arranged to stop said retainer escaping from said at least on passage via the outer face end of said passage.

Abstract: A tooth for earthmoving and mining equipment, including a cutting tip; and a mounting portion rearward of the cutting tip, the mounting portion having ‘a cavity therein opening to the rear and including a cone portion extending forward from the rear opening and terminating in a beak portion. The cone portion being defined at least in part by spaced apart upper and lower faces and opposed spaced apart side faces, the upper and lower faces being joined to the side faces by curved corner faces and the opposed upper and lower faces converging towards each other and the opposed side faces converging towards each other away from the rear opening so that the curved comer faces diminish away from the rear opening.

Abstract: A chain link has a substantially centrally located juncture section with a first eye portion integrally connected to one end of the juncture section and a second eye portion integrally connected to the opposite end of the juncture section. The eye portions extend longitudinally outwardly from opposite ends of the juncture section and are disposed at a substantial angle relative to each other at opposite ends of the link. Such link may be connected to contiguous links to form a segment of a chain, with all of the links in a segment of chain thus produced having substantially the same orientation when the chain is held straight.

Abstract: A chain link has a substantially centrally located juncture section with a first eye portion integrally connected to one end of the juncture section and a second eye portion integrally connected to the opposite end of the juncture section. The eye portions extend longitudinally outwardly from opposite ends of the juncture section and are disposed at a substantial angle relative to each other at opposite ends of the link. Such link may be connected to contiguous links to form a segment of a chain, with all of the links in a segment of chain thus produced having substantially the same orientation when the chain is held straight.