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Class 384/508 - With means for blocking slot


Subclass of Class 384 - Bearings
Definition: Subject matter including structure designed to block the
No. of patents: 17
Last issue date: 12/18/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7308730Base member for swivel caster
A base member for swivel caster comprises a fixed base, a rotation base and a hollow staff. The fixed base includes a ring member, and a plurality of first raceways lathed in an inward surface of the ring member. A support cavity is defined through a center of the r...
12/18/2007
7156769Annular member and drive device comprising the annular member
An annular member intended to form a part of a bearing unit includes a first portion which radially externally forms a race for receiving at least one row of balls and radially internally is provided with teeth and forms a gear rim. The first portion is provided wit...
01/02/2007
7080702Rotating deck bushing with dust guard system
A rotary deck bushing having an outer body held in a fixed orientation within a drill deck and an inner bushing portion that is configured for rotatable positioning within the outer body portion. A floating center bushing is removable positioned within the inner bus...
07/25/2006
6138948Bearing and method of disassembling such a bearing
A bearing arrangement is provided in which bearings (60) are held captive between opposing bearing surfaces of laces (24, 62). A closeable delivery hole (64) provides a route through which bearings can be inserted into or removed from the space between th...
10/31/2000
6076972Track roller
The present invention relates to a track roller having inner and outer races of a large radial wall thickness, in which an insert hole close to a raceway passage and a rolling element feed hole crossing the insert hole and joined to the raceway passage ar...
06/20/2000
6019518Cylindrical roller bearing
A cylindrical roller bearing is disclosed. Roller insertion slots are closed without forming a screw hole, but the closing of the insertion slot is firm, and the aesthetic appearance of the bearing is very perfect. Rollers 4 are inserted into operating ch...
02/01/2000
5711386Equipment to reduce torque on a drill string
A drill string torque-reducing sub-assembly is disclosed comprising: a hollow longitudinally-extending mandrel (1) capable of being coupled between adjacent first and second drill pipes in the drill string; and a sleeve (2) capable of freely rotating abou...
01/27/1998
5413415Rotary table deck bushing
An outer sleeve of a rotary table deck bushing has an axial passage extending therethrough and within which is disposed an inner core, which has an axial passage extending therethrough to receive a drill string of a drilling tool. The inner surface of the...
05/09/1995
5097565Cargo caster bearing assembly
A caster bearing assembly attachable to a surface for facilitating the movement of a body along a roller plane located above the surface. The caster bearing assembly (10) includes a base part (16) mounted to the surface, a top part (18), bearings (20), an...
03/24/1992
5054937Guide sleeve, guide post and ball bearing assembly with roller plug
In combination, a guide post having a longitudinal slot and a ball bearing cage adjustably receiving the post and adapted for relative longitudinal and rotary movements, there being an internal annular recess in said cage inwarly of one end. A truncated r...
10/08/1991
5033873Rotary bearing assembly having an insertion hole
A rolling contact type rotary bearing assembly includes a pair of inner and outer rings and a plurality of rolling members interposed therebetween. When an insertion hole for feeding the rolling members into a guide space defined between the inner and out...
07/23/1991
5026177Lubricatable rotary bearing assembly
A rolling contact type rotary bearing assembly includes a pair of inner and outer rings and a plurality of rolling members interposed therebetween to provide a relative rotation between the inner and outer rings. An insertion hole is provided in at least ...
06/25/1991
4949368Bearing assembly and rotating anode X-ray tube device employing bearing assembly
A rotating anode type X-ray tube device comprises a bearing assembly for supporting a rotating member. The bearing assembly includes a first member having a cylindrical configuration, and a second member having at least a portion concentrically disposed i...
08/14/1990
4787758Roller bearing with cylindrical rollers
A roller bearing having cylindrical rollers between inner and outer coaxial rings, each of the rings being an integral piece, is fully loaded by insertion of cylindrical rollers through a feed notch. To retain the cylindrical rollers against dropping back...
11/29/1988
4568205Race wire bearing
In a race wire bearing comprising two undivided, concentrically disposed race rings having race wires which are disposed in facing grooves and on which rolling members roll, the first race ring having two race wires, a carrying or support wire receiving t...
02/04/1986
4445791Rotary drill bit ball plug
A removable ball loading hole plug for a rotary cutter rock drilling bit having an offset head portion to position the inner race end axially and rotationally. A locking groove on the outer surface of the offset head portion coacts with an adjacent end of...
05/01/1984
4429925Ball bearing method for assembling the bearing and an apparatus for grinding the bearing
On the periphery of the ball bearing, six regions alternately ensure upon assembly of the bearing a pre-stressing of the balls in each direction, and six unloaded regions separate these bearing regions. In this way, the bearing is rendered rigid as concer...
02/07/1984
 
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