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Granted Patent B2
US 10,914,050 · App. 16/182,736 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Adapter board with splined bushing

Inventors: David Bruno Parzynski, Jr. (Peoria, IL); Thomas Marshall Congdon (Dunlap, IL); Tobias James Toennies (Metamora, IL)
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
E02F3/8152E02F9/2808E02F9/2825E02F9/2833
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,914,050
App. No.
16/182,736
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blade assembly includes an adapter board including a lower tool bit attachment portion, terminating in a lower adapter board free end, the lower adapter board free end defining a bottom surface defining a plurality of shank receiving bores. A plurality of bushings are disposed in a corresponding one of the plurality of shank receiving bores.

Claims (8)

1. A splined tool bit comprising:

a working portion; and

a splined shank portion extending from the working portion to a splined shank portion free end;

wherein the splined shank portion includes a cylindrical configuration defining a circumferential direction, a radial direction, and a shank portion cylindrical axis, the splined shank portion further including a circumferential surface and a plurality of shank splines wherein each one of the plurality of shank splines extends axially and radially from the splined shank portion and is spaced circumferentially away from an adjacent one of the plurality of shank splines, and each of the plurality of shank splines extends axially to the splined shank portion free end.

2. The splined tool bit of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of shank splines extends radially inwardly from the circumferential surface, at least partially forming the circumferential surface.

3. The splined tool bit of claim 2 wherein each of the plurality of shank splines does not extends axially to the working portion and further includes a ledge extending radially from the shank spline.

4. The splined tool bit of claim 1 wherein the splined shank portion defines a circumferential snap ring groove disposed axially adjacent to the splined shank portion free end.

5. The splined tool bit of claim 1 wherein each one of the plurality of shank splines is spaced circumferentially away from an adjacent one of the plurality of shank splines by angle having a value of 20 degrees.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2018
From: PARZYNSKI, DAVID BRUNO, JR; CONGDON, THOMAS MARSHALL; TOENNIES, TOBIAS JAMES
To: CATERPILLAR INC
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Continuity (1)
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