Ball bearing retainer
CA 1069571 A · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Hooper, Robert E.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract of the Disclosure A loading groove ball bearing has a ball retainer of unitary mold plastic construction. The ball bearing retainer comprises an end ring having a plurality of axial fingers which cooperatively form a plurality of open ended ball pockets. Projection means comprising oppositely oriented radially inner and outer sections extending from the free end face of each finger retain the bearing balls in the ball pockets.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted January 8, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 8, 1997.
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