Wear runner style wear member

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a wear member attachable to a base on ground engaging equipment. The wear member may include a top wear surface, a bottom surface opposite the top wear surface, a first lateral side, a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, and a projection projecting downward from the bottom surface. The projection may include an internally disposed first securement ramp configured to contact a corresponding securement ramp on a base. The internally disposed first securement ramp may be spaced from the first lateral side and from the second lateral side. A lock-receiver opening may extend from the top wear surface to the bottom surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wear member attachable to a base on ground engaging equipment, comprising:
 a top wear surface;   a bottom surface opposite the top wear surface;   a first lateral side;   a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side;   a projection projecting downward from the bottom surface, the projection comprising an internally disposed first securement ramp configured to contact a corresponding securement ramp on a base, the internally disposed first securement ramp being spaced from the first lateral side and from the second lateral side; and   a lock-receiver opening extending from the top wear surface to the bottom surface.   
     
     
         2 . The wear member of  claim 1 , wherein the projection further comprises a first push-out ramp, wherein the first push-out ramp is configured to contact a corresponding push-out ramp on the base. 
     
     
         3 . The wear member of  claim 2 , wherein the first push-out ramp is parallel to the first securement ramp. 
     
     
         4 . The wear member of  claim 1 , wherein the projection is spaced from the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the wear member having a central longitudinal axis, and the projection is centered on the central longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         5 . The wear member of  claim 1 , wherein the projection is spaced from a front end of the wear member and spaced from a back end of the wear member. 
     
     
         6 . The wear member of  claim 1 , further comprising a wall projecting downward from the bottom surface and extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the wear member. 
     
     
         7 . The wear member of  claim 6 , wherein the wall extends along a front end of the wear member. 
     
     
         8 . The wear member of  claim 7 , wherein the wall extends along the front end, the first lateral side, and the second lateral side. 
     
     
         9 . The wear member of  claim 7 , wherein the wall comprises a second securement ramp configured to contact a corresponding securement ramp on the base. 
     
     
         10 . The wear member of  claim 9 , further comprising a second push-out ramp, wherein the second push-out ramp is configured to contact a corresponding push-out ramp on the base. 
     
     
         11 . The wear member of  claim 10 , wherein the second push-out ramp is parallel to the second securement ramp. 
     
     
         12 . The wear member of  claim 9 , wherein the first securement ramp is parallel to the second securement ramp. 
     
     
         13 . The wear member of  claim 1 , further comprising a block extending downward from the bottom surface adjacent the lock-receiver opening. 
     
     
         14 . The wear member of  claim 13 , wherein a first part of the lock-receiver opening adjacent the block comprises a first thickness and a different, second part of the opening comprises a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is larger than the second thickness. 
     
     
         15 . The wear member of  claim 14 , wherein the lock-receiver opening comprises a third ramp, and wherein the third ramp is disposed on the first part of the lock-receiver opening and is configured to engage with a lock. 
     
     
         16 . A wear member attachable to a base on ground engaging equipment, comprising:
 a top wear surface;   a bottom surface opposite the top wear surface;   a first lateral side;   a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side;   a projection projecting downward from the bottom surface, the projection comprising an internally disposed first push-out ramp configured to contact a corresponding push-out ramp on a base, the internally disposed first push-out ramp being spaced from the first lateral side and from the second lateral side; and   a lock-receiver opening extending from the top wear surface to the bottom surface.   
     
     
         17 . The wear member of  claim 16 , further comprising a first securement ramp, wherein the first securement ramp is configured to contact a corresponding securement ramp on the base. 
     
     
         18 . The wear member of  claim 17 , wherein the first securement ramp is parallel to the first push-out ramp. 
     
     
         19 . The wear member of  claim 16 , wherein the projection is spaced from the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the wear member having a central longitudinal axis, and the projection is centered on the central longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         20 . The wear member of  claim 16 , wherein the projection is spaced from a front end of the wear member and spaced from a back end of the wear member. 
     
     
         21 . The wear member of  claim 16 , further comprising a second push-out ramp configured to contact a corresponding push-out ramp on the base. 
     
     
         22 . The wear member of  claim 21 , further comprising a wall projecting downward from the bottom surface and extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the wear member. 
     
     
         23 . The wear member of  claim 22 , wherein the wall extends along a front end of the wear member. 
     
     
         24 . The wear member of  claim 23 , wherein the wall extends along the front end, the first lateral side, and the second lateral side. 
     
     
         25 . The wear member of  claim 23 , wherein the wall comprises a second securement ramp configured to contact a corresponding securement ramp on the base. 
     
     
         26 . The wear member of  claim 25 , wherein the second securement ramp is parallel to the second push-out ramp. 
     
     
         27 . The wear member of  claim 21 , wherein the first push-out ramp is parallel to the second push-out ramp. 
     
     
         28 . The wear member of  claim 16 , further comprising a block extending downward from the bottom surface adjacent the lock-receiver opening. 
     
     
         29 . The wear member of  claim 28 , wherein a first part of the lock-receiver opening adjacent the block comprises a first thickness and a different, second part of the opening comprises a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is larger than the second thickness. 
     
     
         30 . The wear member of  claim 29 , wherein the lock-receiver opening comprises a third ramp, and wherein the third ramp is disposed on the first part of the lock-receiver opening and is configured to engage with a lock. 
     
     
         31 . A wear member attachable to a base on ground engaging equipment, comprising:
 a top wear surface;   a bottom surface opposite the top wear surface;   a front wall extending downward from a first end of the wear member;   a bottom out surface extending downward from the bottom surface along an inner surface of the front wall, wherein the bottom out surface is configured to contact a corresponding bottom out surface on the base; and   a securement ramp extending downward from the bottom out surface along an inner surface of the front wall, wherein the securement ramp is angled relative to the bottom out surface.   
     
     
         32 . The wear member of  claim 31 , wherein the bottom out surface is perpendicular to the bottom surface. 
     
     
         33 . The wear member of  claim 31 , further comprising a sidewall extending downward from a first lateral side of the wear member. 
     
     
         34 . The wear member of  claim 33 , wherein an inner surface of the sidewall is perpendicular to the bottom surface and is configured to contact a corresponding surface on the base.