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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Esco Group Llc, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Scott H. Zenier, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher M. Carpenter, Tualatin, OR (US);
Kevin S. Stangeland, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
ESCO GROUP LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/66 (2006.01); E02F 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/66 (2013.01); E02F 9/2883 (2013.01); E02F 9/2891 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49764 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49815 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01);
Abstract
A lifting connector to facilitate the lifting of wear parts used on earthmoving equipment is mechanically secured to a hole in the wear part. The wear part has a latching formation to maintain the head of the connector in a preferred orientation so that it is in the proper service position for connecting the lifting connector to a lifting device. The wear part can be safely maneuvered onto and off of the earthmoving equipment while secured to the lifting device.