US3141231A
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Method of fabricating a ball and socket assembly
Assignee: Superior Ball Joint Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-17
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1981-04-17
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Gilbert E Davies
- 👤 Everett V Weissbrodt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 08:28
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C11/00; F16C11/04; F16C11/06; F16C11/0614; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49636; Y10T29/49643; Y10T29/49647; Y10T29/49648; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/4984; Y10T29/49845; Y10T29/49853; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32631
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
THE METHOD OF FABRICATING A BALL AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FORMING A BALL MEMBER TO AN ELLIPSOIDAL SHAPE, FABRICATING A FIRST ANNULAR SECTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION ON ONE END AND AN INTURNED FRUSTO-CONICALLY SHAPED PORTION ON THE OTHER END DEFINING A FIRST END OPENING, FABRICATING A SECOND ANNULAR SECTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION ON ONE END AND AN ITURNED FRUSTO-CONICALLY SHAPED PORTION ON THE OTHER END DEFINING A SECOND END OPENING, SAID FIRST AND SECOND END OPENINGS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER, ASSEMBLING BOTH SAID ANNULAR SECTIONS ONTO SAID BALL MEMBER WITH SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTIONS BEING TELESCOPED TOGETHER, POSITIONING SAID BALL MEMBER IN SAID SECTIONS SUCH THAT SAID INTURNED PORTIONS ENGAGE ONLY THE LARGER DIAMETER PORTIONS OF SAID BALL MEMBER, AND WELDING SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTIONS TOGETHER DURING THE AFORESAID ENGAGEMENT, THEREBY PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED SOCKET ASSEMBLY WHICH RETAINS SAID BALL MEMBER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
THE METHOD OF FABRICATING A BALL AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FORMING A BALL MEMBER TO AN ELLIPSOIDAL SHAPE, FABRICATING A FIRST ANNULAR SECTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION ON ONE END AND AN INTURNED FRUSTO-CONICALLY SHAPED PORTION ON THE OTHER END DEFINING A FIRST END OPENING, FABRICATING A SECOND ANNULAR SECTION HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION ON ONE END AND AN ITURNED FRUSTO-CONICALLY SHAPED PORTION ON THE OTHER END DEFINING A SECOND END OPENING, SAID FIRST AND SECOND END OPENINGS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER, ASSEMBLING BOTH SAID ANNULAR SECTIONS ONTO SAID BALL MEMBER WITH SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTIONS BEING TELESCOPED TOGETHER, POSITIONING SAID BALL MEMBER IN SAID SECTIONS SUCH THAT SAID INTURNED PORTIONS ENGAGE ONLY THE LARGER DIAMETER PORTIONS OF SAID BALL MEMBER, AND WELDING SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTIONS TOGETHER DURING THE AFORESAID ENGAGEMENT, THEREBY PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED SOCKET ASSEMBLY WHICH RETAINS SAID BALL MEMBER.
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