TOOL RETENTION SYSTEM HAVING POCKETED WEDGE

A system for connecting a tool to an implement may have a clamp with a first side, and a second side with teeth. The system may also have a wedge with a body configured to engage the second side of the clamp, a channel formed in the body, and a collar. The wedge may additionally have an elongated po...

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Main Author CAMPOMANES, Patrick Simon
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 14.07.2021
Subjects
DREDGING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOUNDATIONS
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
SOIL SHIFTING
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Summary:A system for connecting a tool to an implement may have a clamp with a first side, and a second side with teeth. The system may also have a wedge with a body configured to engage the second side of the clamp, a channel formed in the body, and a collar. The wedge may additionally have an elongated pocket formed in the body, a first ramp extending between the channel and an end of the elongated pocket, and a second ramp located at a point between a base end of the body and the first ramp. The first and second ramps may be inclined relative to an axis of the channel. The system may further have a slider with a toothed surface configured to engage the teeth of the clamp when the slider is in the channel, and a fastener threadingly engaged with the slider.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160823478