US3147537A
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Method of manufacturing ball joints
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-03
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1981-04-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul D Fadow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:54
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C11/00; F16C11/04; F16C11/06; F16C11/0619; F16C11/0623; F16C11/0628; F16C11/0633; F16B; F16B2200/00; F16B2200/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49636; Y10T29/49643; Y10T29/49647; Y10T29/49648; Y10T29/4965; Y10T29/49657; Y10T29/49661; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49833; Y10T29/4984; Y10T29/49845; Y10T29/49853; Y10T29/49861; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/49917; Y10T29/49918; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32631; Y10T403/32737; Y10T403/32778
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT HAVING A BALL STUD SWIVELLY MOUNTED IN A SOCKET WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF FORMING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL OPEN-ENDED SOCKET RECESS, SNAPPING A THERMOPLASTIC SEGMENTAL SPHERICAL BEARING HAVING ITS INTERNAL DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID BALL AND AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER LARGER THAN THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID SOCKET ONTO SAID BALL STUD IN AN INTERFERENCE FIT RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SIZING AND ASSEMBLING SAID ASSEMBLED BALL STUD AND SEGMENTAL SPHERICAL BEARING INTO SAID SOCKET BY FORCING SAID BEARING LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID SOCKET AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SHAVING THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER THEREOF BY SAID INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID SOCKET TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIALLY NON-CLEARANCE FIT BETWEEN SAID BEARING AND SAID SOCKET.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
120 words
THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT HAVING A BALL STUD SWIVELLY MOUNTED IN A SOCKET WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF FORMING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL OPEN-ENDED SOCKET RECESS, SNAPPING A THERMOPLASTIC SEGMENTAL SPHERICAL BEARING HAVING ITS INTERNAL DIAMETER SMALLER THAN THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID BALL AND AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER LARGER THAN THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID SOCKET ONTO SAID BALL STUD IN AN INTERFERENCE FIT RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SIZING AND ASSEMBLING SAID ASSEMBLED BALL STUD AND SEGMENTAL SPHERICAL BEARING INTO SAID SOCKET BY FORCING SAID BEARING LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID SOCKET AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SHAVING THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER THEREOF BY SAID INSIDE DIAMETER OF SAID SOCKET TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIALLY NON-CLEARANCE FIT BETWEEN SAID BEARING AND SAID SOCKET.
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