Replaceable wear tip

- Caterpillar Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the replaceable wear tip of our invention;

FIG. 2 is a top planar view of the replaceable wear tip illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a frontal elevational view of the replaceable wear tip illustrated in FIG. 1, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the replaceable wear tip illustrated in FIG. 1, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom planar view of the replaceable wear tip illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of the replaceable wear tip taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 3 to better illustrate the contours thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of the replaceable wear tip taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 4 to better illustrate the contours thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the replaceable wear tip of our invention;

FIG. 9 is a top planar view of the alternative embodiment of the replaceable wear tip illustrated in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a frontal elevational view of the alternative embodiment of the replaceable wear tip shown in FIG. 8, the rear elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the alternative embodiment of the replaceable wear tip illustrated in FIG. 8, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof.

The bottom of the replaceable wear tip is not seen when in use.

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H946 August 6, 1991 Lonn
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3274908 September 1966 Grant et al.
4074942 February 21, 1978 Cochran
4481728 November 13, 1984 Mulder et al.
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5358355 October 25, 1994 Brockway
Patent History
Patent number: D430172
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 30, 1999
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2000
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Inventor: Arun Kesavan (Peoria, IL)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Attorney: August E. Roehrig, Jr.
Application Number: 0/110,091
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D15/28)
International Classification: 1504;