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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2005
Timothy D. Burgess, South Point, OH (US);
Ward D. Morrison, Claremont, NH (US);
Timothy D. Burgess, South Point, OH (US);
Ward D. Morrison, Claremont, NH (US);
J.H. Fletcher & Co., Huntington, WV (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for assisting in mounting a wear pad to a drilling machine. A gib is split longitudinally into at least first and second portions creating a channel for receiving the wear pad. A portion of the wear pad may include a tenon, such as a dovetail, corresponding to the channel, or mortise. A fastener may be used to fasten the first and second portions of the gib together. In this configuration, the wear pad may be removed in a longitudinal direction or otherwise by separating the first and second portions of the gib.