Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Eric David Ross Thompson

Eric G Parker

Jason K Trotter

Craig L Simdon

A ball and socket joint in a vehicle control link and methods therefor including a ball with a connecting member coupled thereto disposed and pivotally retained in a socket by molding a plastic ball in the socket or by molding a plastic socket about the ball. The ball and socket joint may generally be formed of different materials, and in one embodiment the ball and socket joint is plastic formed by insert molding.

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South Euclid, OH, United States of America

Eric David Ross Thompson