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Idler arm repair kit

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-10-02
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Granted: 1963-01-15
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Expires: 1981-10-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Willard A Rowlett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 22:27
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/20; F16C2208/00; F16C2208/20; F16C2208/30; F16C2208/32; F16C2208/60; F16C2208/66

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 266 words
A BEARING FOR JOINING A FIRST MEMBER AND A SECOND MEMBER FOR RELATIVE PIVOTING MOVEMENT WHEREIN EACH END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER HAS BORE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND A PORTION OF SAID BORE IS ENLARGED FOR RECEIVING SAID BEARING COMPRISING: A SHAFT HAVING A FLANGE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND A PORTION OF THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF IS EXTERNALLY THREADED AND SAID SHAFT FROM A POINT ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TWO ENDS THEREOF TO A POINT IN PROXIMITY TO SAID THREADED PORTIONS TAPERS INWARDLY TOWARD SAID THREADED PORTION, AN INNER ELONGATED SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A FLANGE ON ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING A BORE CLOSELY RECEIVING SAID SHAFT AND FORMING A BEARING SURFACE, AN OUTER ELONGATED SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A FLANGE ON ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING A BORE CLOSELY RECEIVING SAID INNER SLEEVE, A WASHER INTERPOSED ON SAID OUTER SLEEVE ADJACENT THE FLANGE THEREON WHEREIN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID OUTER SLEEVE IS SUCH THAT SAID SLEEVE IS ADPATED TO BE CLOSELY RECEIVED IN THE UNENLARGED PORTION OF THE BORE IN SAID FIRST MEMBER, A WASHER DISPOSED ON THE FLANGE END OF SAID SHAFT IN JUXTAPOSITION TO SAID FLANGE, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE OUTER DIAMETERS OF SAID FLANGES ON SAID ELONGATED SLEEVE MEMBERS AND SAID WASHERS ARE SUCH THAT THE SAME ARE CLOSELY RECEIVED BY THE ENLARGED BORE PORTION SAID FIRST MEMBER AND LACKING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID BEARING IN SAID FIRST MEMBER CHARACTERIZED FURTHER IN THAT A SPRING ADAPTED TO BE FREELY RECEIVED WITHIN THE ENLARGED BORE PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER IS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FLANGE END OF SAID SHAFT AND SAID LACKING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 266 words
A BEARING FOR JOINING A FIRST MEMBER AND A SECOND MEMBER FOR RELATIVE PIVOTING MOVEMENT WHEREIN EACH END OF SAID FIRST MEMBER HAS BORE EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND A PORTION OF SAID BORE IS ENLARGED FOR RECEIVING SAID BEARING COMPRISING: A SHAFT HAVING A FLANGE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND A PORTION OF THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF IS EXTERNALLY THREADED AND SAID SHAFT FROM A POINT ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TWO ENDS THEREOF TO A POINT IN PROXIMITY TO SAID THREADED PORTIONS TAPERS INWARDLY TOWARD SAID THREADED PORTION, AN INNER ELONGATED SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A FLANGE ON ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING A BORE CLOSELY RECEIVING SAID SHAFT AND FORMING A BEARING SURFACE, AN OUTER ELONGATED SLEEVE MEMBER HAVING A FLANGE ON ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING A BORE CLOSELY RECEIVING SAID INNER SLEEVE, A WASHER INTERPOSED ON SAID OUTER SLEEVE ADJACENT THE FLANGE THEREON WHEREIN THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID OUTER SLEEVE IS SUCH THAT SAID SLEEVE IS ADPATED TO BE CLOSELY RECEIVED IN THE UNENLARGED PORTION OF THE BORE IN SAID FIRST MEMBER, A WASHER DISPOSED ON THE FLANGE END OF SAID SHAFT IN JUXTAPOSITION TO SAID FLANGE, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE OUTER DIAMETERS OF SAID FLANGES ON SAID ELONGATED SLEEVE MEMBERS AND SAID WASHERS ARE SUCH THAT THE SAME ARE CLOSELY RECEIVED BY THE ENLARGED BORE PORTION SAID FIRST MEMBER AND LACKING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID BEARING IN SAID FIRST MEMBER CHARACTERIZED FURTHER IN THAT A SPRING ADAPTED TO BE FREELY RECEIVED WITHIN THE ENLARGED BORE PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER IS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FLANGE END OF SAID SHAFT AND SAID LACKING MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-14 1966-07-16 1967-01-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-14 1970-07-16 1971-01-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-14 1974-07-16 1975-01-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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