US3230022A
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Bearing
Assignee: Eastern Products Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-14
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1982-12-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Znamirowski Henry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:14
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C19/00; F16C19/02; F16C19/14; F16C19/16; F16C13/00; F16C13/006; F16C33/00; F16C33/72; F16C33/76; F16C33/767
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
327 words
A BEARING ASSEMBLY; COMPRISING AN ANNULAR INNER RACE MEMBER HAVING A FIRST ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE SIDE THEREOF, A SECOND ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER AT A POINT SPACED AXIALLY INWARDLY OF SAID FIRST FLANGE WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLANGES DEFINE AN ANNULAR SLOT THEREBETWEEN, AND A THIRD ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER AT A POINT SPACE AXIALLY INWARDLY OF SAID SECOND FLANGE, THE FACING SURFACES OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLANGES AND THE OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER THEREBETWEEN DEFINING ONE SIDE OF AN ANNULAR AN RACEWAY; AND AN ANNULAR OUTER RACE MEMBER CONCENTRIC WITH SAID INNER RACE MEMBER AND HAVING A FOURTH ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE SIDE THEREOF, SAID FOURTH FLANGE PROJECTING INTO SAID ANNULAR SLOT SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE BASE OF SAID SLOT TO PERMIT BEARING CONTACT BETWEEN SAID FOURTH FLANGE AND THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID SLOT, THE DIAMETER OF THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER RADIALLY OPPOSITE SAID THIRD FLANGE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID THIRD FLANGE TO PERMIT BEARING CONTACT BETWEEN SAID THIRD FLANGE AND THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBERS, SAID THIRD FLANGE CONTACTING SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER ONLY ALONG THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID THIRD FLANGE, THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER BETWEEN SAID THIRD AND FOURTH FLANGES DEFINING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID ANNULAR RACEWAY; SAID ANNULAR RACEWAY BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN A PLURALITY OF BEARING BALLS; SAID INNER AND OUTER RACE MEMBERS BEING RETAINED IN ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP BY CONTACT BETWEEN THE SIDES OF SAID FOURTH FLANGE AND THE FACING SIDES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLANGES; SAID INNER AND OUTER RACE MEMBERS BEING FORMED OF A FLEXIBLE, RESILIENT, SELF-LUBRICATING PLASTIC MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
327 words
A BEARING ASSEMBLY; COMPRISING AN ANNULAR INNER RACE MEMBER HAVING A FIRST ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE SIDE THEREOF, A SECOND ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER AT A POINT SPACED AXIALLY INWARDLY OF SAID FIRST FLANGE WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLANGES DEFINE AN ANNULAR SLOT THEREBETWEEN, AND A THIRD ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER AT A POINT SPACE AXIALLY INWARDLY OF SAID SECOND FLANGE, THE FACING SURFACES OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLANGES AND THE OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBER THEREBETWEEN DEFINING ONE SIDE OF AN ANNULAR AN RACEWAY; AND AN ANNULAR OUTER RACE MEMBER CONCENTRIC WITH SAID INNER RACE MEMBER AND HAVING A FOURTH ANNULAR FLANGE PROJECTING RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER ADJACENT ONE SIDE THEREOF, SAID FOURTH FLANGE PROJECTING INTO SAID ANNULAR SLOT SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE BASE OF SAID SLOT TO PERMIT BEARING CONTACT BETWEEN SAID FOURTH FLANGE AND THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID SLOT, THE DIAMETER OF THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER RADIALLY OPPOSITE SAID THIRD FLANGE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID THIRD FLANGE TO PERMIT BEARING CONTACT BETWEEN SAID THIRD FLANGE AND THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBERS, SAID THIRD FLANGE CONTACTING SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER ONLY ALONG THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID THIRD FLANGE, THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID OUTER RACE MEMBER BETWEEN SAID THIRD AND FOURTH FLANGES DEFINING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID ANNULAR RACEWAY; SAID ANNULAR RACEWAY BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN A PLURALITY OF BEARING BALLS; SAID INNER AND OUTER RACE MEMBERS BEING RETAINED IN ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP BY CONTACT BETWEEN THE SIDES OF SAID FOURTH FLANGE AND THE FACING SIDES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLANGES; SAID INNER AND OUTER RACE MEMBERS BEING FORMED OF A FLEXIBLE, RESILIENT, SELF-LUBRICATING PLASTIC MATERIAL.
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