Digging hardware signaling apparatus
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1. A digging tooth assembly for an earth digging implement, said digging tooth assembly comprising:
- adapter configured to extend forwardly from a forward edge of said digging implement;
a digging tooth configured to slidably fit about and along a lengthwise portion of and be releasably secured to said adapter, said digging tooth having a ground penetrating edge transversely extending across a forward end portion thereof;
a wear member extending across a rear portion of said digging tooth for protecting said adapter against wear during use of said digging tooth assembly, said digging tooth and said wear member including cooperative instrumentalities for maintaining said digging tooth and said wear member in predetermined relation relative to each other; and
an apparatus for providing a signal indicative of an inadvertent change in the predetermined relationship between said wear member and said digging tooth.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a signal indicative of loss or imminent loss of digging hardware normally arranged in operable association with an earth working implement.
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1. A digging tooth assembly for an earth digging implement, said digging tooth assembly comprising:
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adapter configured to extend forwardly from a forward edge of said digging implement; a digging tooth configured to slidably fit about and along a lengthwise portion of and be releasably secured to said adapter, said digging tooth having a ground penetrating edge transversely extending across a forward end portion thereof; a wear member extending across a rear portion of said digging tooth for protecting said adapter against wear during use of said digging tooth assembly, said digging tooth and said wear member including cooperative instrumentalities for maintaining said digging tooth and said wear member in predetermined relation relative to each other; and an apparatus for providing a signal indicative of an inadvertent change in the predetermined relationship between said wear member and said digging tooth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A digging tooth assembly for a digging implement, said digging tooth assembly comprising:
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an elongated high strength digging tooth adapted for rigid connection to and in predetermined relationship with a leading edge of the digging implement; an actuatable warning apparatus for providing an actuated signal to alert an operator of loss or impending loss of said digging tooth relative to said digging implement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 33. A digging implement having a digging tooth assembly mounted to and in predetermined relationship with a leading edge of said implement, and a warning apparatus including an actuatable indicator and a actuator operably coupled to said indicator, wherein said actuator monitors the predetermined relationship of said tooth assembly and said digging implement and actuates said actuatable indicator to provide a visual signal indicative of an inadvertent change in the predetermined relationship between said digging tooth assembly and said digging implement.
- 38. A connector assembly including a connector for releasably maintaining a digging tooth assembly in operable association with a leading edge of a digging implement, said connector further including a warning apparatus operably associated with said connector for providing a signal in the event of a failure of said connector to maintain said digging tooth assembly in operable combination with the leading edge of said implement.
- 44. A connector for maintaining digging hardware in operable association with a digging implement, said connector including two elongated metal pieces configured to pass endwise through the digging hardware in a predetermined relationship relative to each other and an apparatus carried by said connector for indicating possible loss of the operable association between said digging hardware and the digging implement.
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