| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5059053 |
Tube clamp with locator tab |
October 22, 1991 |
| A positive stop clamp for clamping a cross tube of a tie rod to a tie rod end includes a one-pieced clamp body having a U-shape cross section and a locking fastener. The clamp body includes two flat ends, each end having a pair of inwardly bent ears whereby a substantially circular inter |
| 4888236 |
Torque rod of composite material |
December 19, 1989 |
| A torque rod for a heavy duty motor vehicle includes a shaft and two ends, each end being selectively attachable to points on the vehicle's chassis. The rod is composed of a polymerizable composite material. The shaft is either of solid, hollow, or layered composition. As an option, the |
| 4761083 |
Compound bearing |
August 2, 1988 |
| A compound bearing consisting of an outer and an inner member movable relative to each other and between which are disposed load carrying annular members. The load carrying annular members comprise a pair of elastomeric rings held between the outer and inner members under compression |
| 4718780 |
Sealed compound bearing and method for making the same |
January 12, 1988 |
| A compound bearing having a shell defining a cylindrical bore in which is installed the bearing inner member, a bearing ring of ultra high molecular weight polymer being disposed within the shell cylindrical bore between the bore surface and the peripheral surface of the inner member. Th |
| 4718779 |
Sealed compound bearing |
January 12, 1988 |
| A compound bearing consisting of an outer and an inner member movable relative to each other and between which are disposed load carrying annular members. The load carrying annular members comprise a pair of deformable plastic rings held between the outer and inner members under comp |
| 4616387 |
Method of manufacturing spherical and cylindrical bearings |
October 14, 1986 |
| A bearing assembly having bearing surfaces pre-loaded towards each other, the bearing surfaces being originally made in slightly non-conforming geometry and dimensions over the majority of their surface areas in sliding engagement, the areas of the bearing surfaces in engagement being |
| 4576499 |
Ball and socket joints with wear indicator |
March 18, 1986 |
| A wear indicator for knuckle or swivel joints of the ball and socket type wherein the spherical surfaces in swivelling engagement are urged in bearing engagement by a retainer member accomplishing the double function of holding the ball and the socket in assembly and of applying a pre-lo |
| 4527803 |
Bellows seal with groove edge folded over bead, for ball and socket joints |
July 9, 1985 |
| In a ball and socket joint comprising a ball and a socket in mutual swivelling sliding engagement with each other, the ball having a stud integrally formed at one end thereof and projecting outwardly through one end of the socket, the improvement consisting in forming the socket with |
| 4493512 |
Spherical and cylindrical bearings and method of manufacturing |
January 15, 1985 |
| A bearing assembly having bearing surfaces pre-loaded towards each other, the bearing surfaces being originally made in slightly non-conforming geometry and dimensions over the majority of their surface areas in sliding engagement, the areas of the bearing surfaces in engagement being |
| 4448562 |
Bellows seal for ball and socket joints |
May 15, 1984 |
| In a ball and socket joint comprising a ball and a socket in mutual swivelling sliding engagement with each other, the ball having a stud integrally formed at one end thereof and projecting outwardly through one end of the socket, the improvement consisting in forming the socket with |
| 4447094 |
Prelubricated sealed bearings |
May 8, 1984 |
| A sealed bearing prepacked with lubricant, and provided with a sealing shell press-fitted over the bearing outer member or housing. The sealing shell has a radially disposed end flange holding the terminal flange of a bellows seal made of elastomeric material and having another end in th |
| 4431328 |
Hemispherical ball and socket joint |
February 14, 1984 |
| A knuckle or swivel joint of the half-ball and socket type comprising a stud terminating in an enlarged diameter half-ball member disposed in the socket member and having a recess in which is engaged a biasing insert member made of resilient or elastomeric material placed under compressi |
