US3226142A
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Ball joint assembly
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1963-01-10
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Granted: 1965-12-28
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Expires: 1983-01-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward J Herbenar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:00
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C11/00; F16C11/04; F16C11/06; F16C11/0666; F16C11/0671; F16C11/0619; F16C11/0623; F16C11/0628; F16C11/0633; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32631; Y10T403/32737
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A CUP-SHAPED HOUSING HAVING A STUD-RECEIVING APERTURE DEFINED BY A RADIALLY INTURNED ANNULAR WALL PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A RADIALLY EXTENDING ANNULAR HOUSING FLANGE AT THE OTHER OPEN END OF SAID HOUSING, A HEADED BALL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL HEAD END WITHIN SAID HOUSING WITH THE SHANK THEREOF FREELY PROJECTING THROUGH SAID APERTURE, A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL SELF-LUBRICATING SYNTHETIC PLASTIC BEARING MEMBER LOCATED BETWEEN SAID BALL AND HOUSING IN CONFORMING LATERAL SURFACE CONTACT WITH S SAID HEAD END AND WITH SAID HOUSING INNER WALL AND IN ENDWISE CONTACT WITH SAID INTURNED ANNULAR WALL PORTION TO FILL THE LATERAL SPACE BETWEEN SAID HEAD END AND SAID HOUSING, THE END OF SAID BEARING MEMBER AWAY FROM SAID ANNULLAR WALL CONTACTING PORTION HAVING AN ANNULAR RECESS THEREIN DEFINING A FLEXIBLE SUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY EXTENDING ANNULAR FLANGE RADIALLY INWARDLY OF THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID BEARING MEMBER,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A CUP-SHAPED HOUSING HAVING A STUD-RECEIVING APERTURE DEFINED BY A RADIALLY INTURNED ANNULAR WALL PORTION AT ONE END OF SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A RADIALLY EXTENDING ANNULAR HOUSING FLANGE AT THE OTHER OPEN END OF SAID HOUSING, A HEADED BALL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL HEAD END WITHIN SAID HOUSING WITH THE SHANK THEREOF FREELY PROJECTING THROUGH SAID APERTURE, A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL SELF-LUBRICATING SYNTHETIC PLASTIC BEARING MEMBER LOCATED BETWEEN SAID BALL AND HOUSING IN CONFORMING LATERAL SURFACE CONTACT WITH S SAID HEAD END AND WITH SAID HOUSING INNER WALL AND IN ENDWISE CONTACT WITH SAID INTURNED ANNULAR WALL PORTION TO FILL THE LATERAL SPACE BETWEEN SAID HEAD END AND SAID HOUSING, THE END OF SAID BEARING MEMBER AWAY FROM SAID ANNULLAR WALL CONTACTING PORTION HAVING AN ANNULAR RECESS THEREIN DEFINING A FLEXIBLE SUBSTANTIALLY AXIALLY EXTENDING ANNULAR FLANGE RADIALLY INWARDLY OF THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID BEARING MEMBER,
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-12-27 | 1969-06-28 | 1969-12-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-12-27 | 1973-06-28 | 1973-12-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-12-27 | 1977-06-28 | 1977-12-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |