Mineral winning pick, holder, and combination

1. A pick comprising:

a head including a tip for engaging the ground and a body having a mounting end including a bearing surface to set against a corresponding surface on a holder;

a shank extending from the mounting end of the head in a first direction for receipt in an opening of the holder, the shank and the body being one piece; and

a plurality of recessed removal features spaced from each other in the first direction, each said removal feature including a removal surface with a notch beneath each removal surface that can be engaged by a tool to apply a force to remove the pick from the holder, wherein at least one of the removal surfaces is in the head between the bearing surface and the tip and at least one of the removal features is positioned on the pick as to be received in the opening of the holder when the shank is received in the opening and each notch extends to a depth less than half a thickness of the shank.

2. The pick of claim 1 wherein the shank has a longitudinal axis extending generally in the first direction, and each said removal feature is within a longitudinal extension of the shank.

3. The pick of claim 2 wherein the removal features are positioned successively in a line.

4. The pick of claim 3 wherein the removal features are centered along the longitudinal axis.

5. The pick of claim 1 wherein the removal features are positioned successively in a line.

6. A pick comprising:

a head with a tip for engaging the ground including a downward facing bearing surface to set against a corresponding surface on a holder;

an elongate shank extending outward from the head along a longitudinal axis of the shank, and having an exterior configured to be positioned into an opening in the holder to support the pick during use;

a first surface formed in the pick between the tip and the bearing surface and disposed to receive a leveraging device to enable a first forced translational movement of the shank from a fully engaged position relative to the holder; and

a second surface formed in the pick farther from the tip than the first surface and disposed to receive the leveraging device to enable a second forced translational movement of the shank relative to the holder;

wherein the first and second surfaces are each within a longitudinal extension of the exterior of the shank and the first and second surfaces extending to a depth less than the longitudinal axis of the shank.

7. The pick of claim 6 , further comprising a third surface formed into the profile and disposed to receive the leveraging device to enable a third forced translational movement of the shank relative to the holder.

8. The pick of claim 6 , wherein the first surface is part of a first wedge shaped protrusion formed integrally into the pick, and wherein the second surface is part of a second wedge shaped protrusion formed integrally into the pick.

9. The pick of claim 8 , wherein the first surface is formed at a bottom of the first wedge shaped protrusion and the second surface is formed at a bottom of the second wedge shaped protrusion, and wherein the first surface overhangs a top under-tucked edge of the second wedge shaped protrusion.

10. The pick of claim 6 , wherein the second surface is parallel with the first surface.

11. The pick of claim 6 , wherein the profile defines a series of parallel ribs formed on a least one side of the shank.

12. The pick of claim 6 , wherein:

the first translational movement is a longitudinal movement from a fully engaged position to a first position spaced a first distance from the fully engaged position, and

the second translational movement is a longitudinal movement from the first position to a second position spaced a second distance from the fully engaged position.