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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2017
Rb Distribution, Inc., Colmar, PA (US);
Joseph W. Lonergan, III, Lansdale, PA (US);
David J. Grasso, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Thomas Allan Reiff, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
RB Distribution, Inc., Colmar, PA (US);
Abstract
A ball joint has a bushing with a defined housing space sized to receive ball joint components. The ball joint further has a cage member having an exterior surface that fits within the housing recess and an interior surface with a pattern of raised and recessed portions, and a cup member over-molded on the cage member component. The cup member complements the interior surface pattern of the cage member and includes an interior surface having a circular configuration. The ball joint also has a stem having a ball portion dimensioned to fit within and complement the interior surface of the cup member.