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US3208290A
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Ball joint purgeable seal means
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1962-10-22
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1982-10-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas O Mathues
- 👤 Vernon L Pickering
- 👤 Jr Leo S Sullivan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:40
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C11/00; F16C11/04; F16C11/06; F16C11/0666; F16C11/0671; F16C11/0604; F16C11/0609; F16C11/068; F16C2326/00; F16C2326/20; F16C2326/24; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/06; F16C33/10; F16C33/102; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/928; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32631; Y10T403/32647; Y10T403/32663; Y10T403/32729
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
311 words
ON A BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOCKET PORTION AND A BALL PORTION COMPLEMENTARY THERETO WITH A STUD MEANS OF THE BALL PORTION BEING SECURED TO A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND WITH A LUBRICANT FITTING CARRIED BY THE SOCKET PORTION, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A SPECIFIC COMBINATION ONE-WAY VALVE MEANS AND DIRT-SHIELDING RESILIENT BOOT HAVING AN OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION SUBJECT TO CONSIDERABLE FLEXING DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE STUD MEANS WITH THE BALL PORTION RETAINED BY THE SOCKET PORTION, SAID OUTWARD BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION HAVING AN INTEGRAL OUTWARDLY EXTENDING ANNULAR FLANGE SECURED TO THE SOCKET PORTION AND AN INTEGRAL REDUCED-DIAMETER INWARDLY-EXTENDING ANNULAR EDGING ADJACENT TO THE STUD MEANS AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT, BOTH SAID ANNULAR FLANGE AND SAID ANNULAR EDGING HAVING LESS DEFORMATION AS WELL AS A MINIMUM OF FLEXING COMPARED WITH CONSIDERABLE FLEXING OF SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION OF SAID DIRT-SHIELDING BOOT, A SUBSTANTIALLY CRESCENT-SHAPED LATERAL RECESSING PROVIDED ONLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY IN A LOW FLEX AREA OF SAID INTEGRAL REDUCED-DIAMETER INWARDLY EXTENDINGG ANNULAR EDGING AWAY FROM AS WELL AS RADILLY INWARDLY OF SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION ONLY PER SE SUBJECT TO CONSIDERABLE FLEXING, AND AN INTEGRAL PROJECTION ON SAID BOOT IN A LOCATION OF LOW FLEXING SURROUNDED BY SAID CRESCENT-SHAPED RECESSING AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID STUD MENS AS WELL AS SPECIFICALLY LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION, SAID PROJECTION HAVING A DIAMETRICALLY CUT TRANSVERSE SLIT IN A LOCATION AWAY FROM SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION AND REMOTE FROM SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING ANNULAR FLANGE SECURED TO THE SOCKET PORTION, SAID TRANSVERSE SLIT BEING PROTECTIVELY IN INTERMEDIATE POSITION BOTH DUE TO LONGITUDINAL LOCATION FOR ONE-WAY RESTRICTIVE PASSAGE OF PRESSURIZED LUBRICANT INDEPENDENT OF CONSIDERABLE FLEXING OF SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION AND DUE TO LOCATION WITHIN CONFINES OF SAID CRESCENTSHAPED RECESSING IN THE LOW FLEX AREA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
311 words
ON A BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY HAVING A SOCKET PORTION AND A BALL PORTION COMPLEMENTARY THERETO WITH A STUD MEANS OF THE BALL PORTION BEING SECURED TO A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND WITH A LUBRICANT FITTING CARRIED BY THE SOCKET PORTION, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES A SPECIFIC COMBINATION ONE-WAY VALVE MEANS AND DIRT-SHIELDING RESILIENT BOOT HAVING AN OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION SUBJECT TO CONSIDERABLE FLEXING DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE STUD MEANS WITH THE BALL PORTION RETAINED BY THE SOCKET PORTION, SAID OUTWARD BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION HAVING AN INTEGRAL OUTWARDLY EXTENDING ANNULAR FLANGE SECURED TO THE SOCKET PORTION AND AN INTEGRAL REDUCED-DIAMETER INWARDLY-EXTENDING ANNULAR EDGING ADJACENT TO THE STUD MEANS AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT, BOTH SAID ANNULAR FLANGE AND SAID ANNULAR EDGING HAVING LESS DEFORMATION AS WELL AS A MINIMUM OF FLEXING COMPARED WITH CONSIDERABLE FLEXING OF SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION OF SAID DIRT-SHIELDING BOOT, A SUBSTANTIALLY CRESCENT-SHAPED LATERAL RECESSING PROVIDED ONLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY IN A LOW FLEX AREA OF SAID INTEGRAL REDUCED-DIAMETER INWARDLY EXTENDINGG ANNULAR EDGING AWAY FROM AS WELL AS RADILLY INWARDLY OF SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION ONLY PER SE SUBJECT TO CONSIDERABLE FLEXING, AND AN INTEGRAL PROJECTION ON SAID BOOT IN A LOCATION OF LOW FLEXING SURROUNDED BY SAID CRESCENT-SHAPED RECESSING AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID STUD MENS AS WELL AS SPECIFICALLY LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION, SAID PROJECTION HAVING A DIAMETRICALLY CUT TRANSVERSE SLIT IN A LOCATION AWAY FROM SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION AND REMOTE FROM SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING ANNULAR FLANGE SECURED TO THE SOCKET PORTION, SAID TRANSVERSE SLIT BEING PROTECTIVELY IN INTERMEDIATE POSITION BOTH DUE TO LONGITUDINAL LOCATION FOR ONE-WAY RESTRICTIVE PASSAGE OF PRESSURIZED LUBRICANT INDEPENDENT OF CONSIDERABLE FLEXING OF SAID OUTWARDLY BOWED CONTINUOUS ANNULAR BODY PORTION AND DUE TO LOCATION WITHIN CONFINES OF SAID CRESCENTSHAPED RECESSING IN THE LOW FLEX AREA.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-09-27 | 1969-03-29 | 1969-09-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-09-27 | 1973-03-29 | 1973-09-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-09-27 | 1977-03-29 | 1977-09-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |