Loader bucket cutting edge with recessed bolt studs and method

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, A loader bucket comprises a bottom wall having an elongated general purpose edge disposed forwardly thereon. A reversible cutting edge is bolted onto an underside of the general purpose edge, along with a plurality of laterally spaced adapters each having a hardened earthworking tip detachably mounted thereon. A plurality of laterally spaced bores are formed to a limited depth on the upper side of the cutting edge and the lower end of a bolt stud is welded within each bore. The stud extends upwardly through aligned holes formed through the cutting edge and the adapter to have a nut threaded on the upper end thereof. A continuous slot maybe formed along the …