The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas W. Jozwiak, Southgate, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/10 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01); B60S 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/10 (2013.01); B60S 1/24 (2013.01); F16C 11/06 (2013.01); F16C 11/0666 (2013.01); F16C 2226/72 (2013.01); F16C 2226/74 (2013.01); F16C 2326/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball and socket joint assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a ball including a stud head and a shank, a socket including a cavity configured to receive the stud head, a retention surface, and a plurality of retention portions, and an interlocking member including a plate portion having an engagement surface that, in use, interfaces with the retention surface and the plurality of retention portions to achieve an interlocked position between the interlocking member and the socket.