Hold Down Clip

Hold-down clips must be durable to prevent the clip from breaking under stress. The hold-down clip keeps the knife section in the shearing position. The ideal cutting position is when the bottom surface of the knife section is kept in contact with the lower self-sharpening edge of the rock guard groove, creating a scissors-like action. The hold-down clip flexes under field stress conditions, but is strong enough to hold the knife section in place.