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Retainer sleeve for ground engaging tools

  • US 10,544,568 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2017
  • Issued: 01/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A retainer sleeve configured for use in a retainer system for a ground engaging tool, the retainer sleeve comprising:

  • a plurality of plate-like sections, each section being flexibly joined with an adjacent section along either a radially inner edge or a portion of a radially outer edge;

    the radially inner edges of the plurality of sections forming part of a segmented inner surface configured for engagement with an outer surface of a locking member of the retainer system, the inner surface extending partially around a central axis of the retainer sleeve to form a substantially C-shaped retainer sleeve having opposite circumferential ends that are spaced from each other;

    the radially outer edges of the plurality of sections forming part of a segmented, frustoconical outer surface configured for engagement in an internal lock cavity of a ground engaging tool tip; and

    at least one lock detent arm connected at a first, base end to a plate-like section at one of the opposite circumferential ends of the substantially C-shaped retainer sleeve, wherein the at least one lock detent arm includes a detent projection extending from a radially inner surface adjacent a second, distal end of the lock detent arm, the detent projection being configured for engagement with a detent recess formed in the locking member of the retainer system.

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