US 12,134,882 B2
Wear assembly for earth working equipment
Christopher D. Snyder, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to ESCO GROUP LLC, Portland, OR (US)
Filed by ESCO GROUP LLC, Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/506,541.
Application 16/506,541 is a division of application No. 15/426,461, filed on Feb. 7, 2017, granted, now 10,364,553.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/292,490, filed on Feb. 8, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0330826 A1, Oct. 31, 2019
Int. Cl. E02F 9/28 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/2833 (2013.01) [E02F 9/2841 (2013.01); E02F 9/2875 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wear assembly for earth working equipment comprising:
a base having a hole;
a wear member including a cavity defined by top, bottom and side walls for receiving the base so that the wear member is supported on the base, and an opening extending through at least one of the side walls; and
a lock including a retainer with a threaded opening, a magnet to secure the retainer against movement in the wear assembly during installation of the wear member on the base, and a threaded lock body received in the threaded opening for inward adjustment so the lock body is received in the hole in the base beyond the retainer and in the opening in the wear member to hold the wear member to the base, and for outward adjustment to permit the wear member to separate from the base.