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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364395 | Snap ring design with anti-rotation structures at outer diameter This invention relates to a method of eliminating rotation of a snap ring, and more specifically, to an anti-rotation feature on the outer diameter of a gapped snap ring. The invention prevents rotation of the snap ring within the housing in which it is assembled. T... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311463 | Arrangement for securing a snap ring An arrangement for axially supporting two jointly rotating components (2, 3) by way of a snap ring (6) having two displaceable impacting ends (6a, 6b), which are separated from each other by a peripheral gap (7), and ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267693 | Locking ring for liner of acetabular cup An artificial hip joint is provided including a generally hemispherical acetabular cup with a generally hemispherical liner mated within the acetabular cup and with a locking ring to secure the liner within the acetabular cup. The acetabular cup is adapted to be sec... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7090061 | Snap ring A snap ring having improved retention characteristics is configured for use inside a cylindrical cavity. The cavity includes a retention device having a retention surface forming an obtuse angle with the cavity wall. As an axial load is applied to the snap ring, it ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063200 | Pulsation dampening apparatus and clutch master cylinder A pulsation dampening apparatus and a clutch master cylinder used for a hydraulic clutch operation system which has a hydraulic circuit. The apparatus has a housing which has a dampening chamber in the hydraulic circuit and a dampening assembly accommodated in the h... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7004841 | Driveshaft assembly with retention mechanism A universal joint includes a yoke with a leg having an aperture extending therethrough. The aperture includes an annular groove. The universal joint also includes a cruciform having a trunnion, a bearing cup positioned in the aperture and mounted on the trunnion and... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6934155 | Apparatus and method for a cooling solution fastening assembly A fastener assembly including a base consisting of a pair of motherboard snaps on a first end and a hollow shaft on a second end, the motherboard snaps to be inserted through an aperture of a motherboard. The hollow shaft is inserted through an aperture of a heat si... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918728 | Circlip A snap ring for shafts or bores is proposed, which is able to be axially fixed in position by snapping into place in a circumferential groove. The snap ring is provided with a centering ring which, when the case of the snap ring is installed in the circumferential g... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904681 | Method for fabricating a driving and locking mechanism The present invention is a method for fabricating a driving and locking mechanism. The present invention provides a bearing device having a first end and a second end, where the first end has a curvilinear shape. The present invention also provides a strip of metal ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6113306 | Securing ring ("c" clip) The invention relates to slotted fastening ring for making a formfitting connection by compressing or expanding, respectively, the slotted fastening ring during installation or removal, respectively. It is provided that the fastening ring (1) is made from... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6065920 | Securing ring A securing ring, includes a body defining a ring opening and having a circumference of substantially circular configuration at formation of a slotted gap to define confronting ring ends. The body defines a ring plane and an axis of symmetry and has a radi... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062611 | Locked pipe joint and split metal retaining ring therefor A locked pipe joint between a socket (3) of a first pipe (4), and a smooth end (1) of a second pipe (2) inserted in the socket with the interposition of an annular sealing gasket (5). The joint includes a raised bead (6) integral with the smooth end, a sp... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5934854 | Ring fastener, apparatus for installing same, and installation method for the ring fastener A ring fastener, with a circular configuration in the rest condition, comprising two ring ends (11, 12) spaced from each other, an essentially constant cross-section over at least 150° of its circumference, and in the area of each ring end (11, 12) a rec... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5720530 | Hub unit with connection by means of cup spring A hub unit comprises a wheel bearing and a driving axle stub which is situated in a correspondingly shaped, concentric opening in the rotatable ring of the wheel bearing, and in the direction of rotation interacts by unround shapes with the ring which dri... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5509752 | Arrangement comprising a shaft, a hub mounted on the shaft by means of an elastically expansible clamping member, and an expansion device for expanding the clamping member In an arrangement (1) comprising a shaft and a part having a hub (57) mounted on the shaft and comprising at least one tubular portion to be clamped onto the shaft, and a clamping member, which can be mounted on said tubular member (72, 73) comprises thre... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5352079 | Retaining ring and cutter therefor A split resilient retainng ring (100) is provided that features corresponding slots (14,16) that extend circumferentially away from each other in substantial parallel relationship to the inner periphery (4) and outer periphery (6) of the ring's body porti... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5201233 | Retainer assembly with dished retaining ring A wobble plate compressor includes a non-rotary socket plate mounted on a journal of a rotary drive plate. The drive plate includes a bushing and a needle-type thrust bearing to accommodate relative rotary movement between the plates. The socket plate and... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4892432 | Clip for securing rotating parts A clip to clip independently rotatable parts that must be axially held relative to each other, but not be constrained from sliding axially together. Each part (9, 10) has a bore and an internal annular groove (28) and the clip has transverse flanges (23, ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4798548 | Propeller shaft bearing housing retention system Disclosed herein is a marine propulsion device comprising an internal combustion engine, a lower unit including a rotatably mounted propeller shaft drivingly connected to the internal combustion engine and a propeller mounted on the propeller shaft, the l... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4797047 | Expandable retainer A reusable retainer includes a multi-layered generally annular assembly defining a central opening formed therethrough. The assembly is composed of at least one relatively resilient layer and at least one relatively rigid layer with the said rigid layer b... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4687399 | Retaining rings including orienting slot and hole configurations, and apparatus and method of ring orientation A retaining ring includes a hole in one end and a slot in the other end for use in determining the orientation of the ring. Such orientation is accomplished by randomly placing a plurality of such rings on a rail for similarly shaped member and advancing ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4629356 | Securing unit A securing unit for securing at least two different substrates spaced apart at a predetermined distance comprising a first securing portion for securing a first base plate, a second securing portion which forms an arrow shaped head and for securing a seco... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4568059 | Ball valve A ball valve for medium and low pressure service includes a valve body, a valve member positioned in the valve body, circlips attached to the valve body, and provided at the upstream side and downstream side of the valve member, and sealing members provid... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4526254 | Drum brake spider assembly with removable anchor pin A drum brake spider assembly (100) for an expanding shoe drum brake (10) having a removable anchor pin (18) is provided. A spider member (14) is provided with an anchor pin receiving bore (39) in which the anchor pin is removably received. The anchor pin ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4459119 | Lock washer for spring type retainer rings A lock washer for use with spring type retainer rings such as snap rings, axially coiled springs, and the like, which are adapted to be mounted in a spring-retained holding position upon a shaft or other cylindrical member within a circumferentially exten... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4405274 | Snap ring intended for prevention of looseness of a nut A snap ring is attachable to and detachable from a bolt with ease, the snap ring having a twisted part that enables the snap ring to extend around portions of two adjacent convolutions of the thread, the snap ring also having a split to enable portions of... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4337614 | Pin locking assembly A pin locking assembly for a shackle or the like wherein a pin is non-rotatably mounted in a member and is equipped with a plate rotatably mounted on one pin end for movement between removable and non-removable positions, and removable lock means releasab... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4256010 | Beveled retaining ring and method for constructing the same A split beveled retaining ring and method for constructing the same is characterized by a beveled groove seating flange being formed by bending the radially inner or outer edge portion of a split ring body at an angle to the plane of the ring body. The pa... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4242775 | Snapring A snap ring consists of four plane rings with a gap for the possibility of radially deforming said rings within the limits of flexibility of the material. Two rings are set as inner rings and two outer rings are set as outer rings axially of the inner rin... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4183280 | C-shaped retaining ring A C-shaped retaining ring having an open portion and at least two pairs of cutouts formed in the inner peripheral edge or outer peripheral edge of the ring and arranged symmetrically on the opposite sides of the open portion, the ring being uniform in its... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4006659 | Spring-metal retaining rings Multiarc (multi-truss) retaining ring adapted for assembly in a circumferential groove provided for its reception on or in a carrier-member surface, such as that of a shaft, spindle and the like or a housing bore, thereupon to form an artificial machine-e... | 02/08/1977 |