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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6840697 | Ball-and-socket joint with bearing shell Ball-and-socket joint includes a joint housing (1) and a ball head (2) with a ball pivot (3). A bearing shell (4) is disposed between the ball head (2), the joint housing (1), and a housing cover (5). A compressive fo... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6010272 | Ball joint with two-piece bearing and spring A ball joint (10) comprises a socket (60), a bearing (100), and a stud (80). The bearing (100) supports a first end portion (82) of the stud (80) in the socket (60) for movement relative to the socket. The stud (80) has a second end portion (84, 86) proje... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5865558 | Ball and socket joint body for control cable terminals A ball and socket joint body for terminals of control cables has a transverse passage with respect to the coupling of the cable with the terminal which forms two reciprocally opposed inlet mouths of freely choosable alternative use, and a central chamber ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5772352 | Ball joint having extended service life A ball joint generates play when wear of a ball sheet reaches a predetermined allowable amount so that the end of service life of the ball joint can be recognized by a simple inspection. A spherical portion of a ball stud is interposed between an upper sh... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5758986 | Device for a bearing of a joint in a retaining opening The invention concerns a device for securing a bearing shell (2) of a joint, particularly for suspension systems of motor vehicles, in a retaining opening (3a), particularly of a suspension rod or stabilizer. In order to reduce the processing efforts nece... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5496125 | Compression pre-loaded ball and socket joint assembly A bearing set for a ball and socket joint comprises an outer sleeve with an upper cavity and a lower cavity, each of the cavities defined by an inner skirt, an upper bearing received in the upper cavity and a lower bearing received in the lower cavity. A ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5372446 | Captive ball and end connector assembly A captive ball and end connector assembly having a spring wire split, ball retaining ring positioned within the socket. The ball retaining ring is movable to an expanded position so as to enable the ball to be inserted through the ring. After the ball has... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5368408 | Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint comprising a ball stud having a ball end, a bearing into which the ball end is inserted, and a socket, the ball stud and bearing being fixedly connected to the socket by radial inward deformation of an upper end of the socket. The ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5286131 | Ball joint and method of assembly A ball joint has a stud with a ball end disposed in a housing in abutting engagement with an improved bearing. The bearing has a plurality of segments disposed in a circular array. A plurality of flexible connector sections interconnect the segments. As o... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4765770 | Self-adjusting pivot joint with axial play for motor vehicles The self adjusting pivot joint with axial play for motor vehicles includes a housing and a pivot, rotatably seated at one end therein by means of a bearing of elastically deformable material, slitted in the lengthwise direction, whereby the outer conical ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4684279 | Ball joint A ball joint of the type having a ball stud and preformed plastic socket includes means for sealing the stud head receiving socket opening and assuring the maintenance of the seal in spite of accumulated tolerance variations. A cap with an inwardly conver... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4639160 | Windshield wiper ball joint A ball joint for windshield wiper linkage includes a ball stud attached to one linkage member and a stamped metal socket member enclosing the ball stud and resiliently urged within an aperture of another linkage member.... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4491285 | Oscillating system retaining means This invention comprehends a means for coupling an oscillator mechanism of a fishing reel to the spool of the fishing reel so that the spool will reciprocate back and forth as the fishing line is wound thereon. The spool shaft is received in a mounting me... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4386869 | Integrally sealed vibration dampening ball and socket joints Integrally sealed vibration dampening ball and socket joints having a spherical member capable of swivelling relative to a socket member. A split metallic or high strength plastic bearing ring disposed with clearance in a shell has a concave spherical sur... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4035094 | Ball and socket joint An improved ball and socket joint usable in a steering system includes a stud having an enlarged head or ball portion and a socket having a cavity closed by an end cap, the socket cavity being adapted to receive the stud head therein. An expander, such as... | 07/12/1977 |
