US Patent Issued to Sandvik Mining and Construction, Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia (Production/Supply) on Nov. 4 for "Locking assembly for a shroud for a ground engaging tool" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,396, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy (Tampere, Finland) and Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia (Production/Supply) Pty Ltd (Milton, Australia).

"Locking assembly for a shroud for a ground engaging tool" was invented by Bruce Knowles (Roleystone, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking assembly is arranged for releasably locking a shroud to a carrier. The locking assembly includes a main body, a piston and a bolt provided with a thread engaging a corresponding thread of the piston for controlling the position of the piston relative to the main body. The locking assembly also includ...