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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Multimatic Inc., Markham, CA;
Inventors:
Rudolf Gruber, Uxbridge, CA;
Thomas Alexander Sparrow, Toronto, CA;
Ryan Warren Alexander, Etobicoke, CA;
Assignee:
Multimatic Inc., Markham, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0623 (2013.01); F16C 11/0685 (2013.01); F16C 33/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball joint includes a stud extending from a ball. A housing has a bore that receives the ball. The housing has an interior surface facing the ball that includes a groove. A plastic bearing is arranged between the ball and the housing. The plastic bearing has first and second sides opposite one another. The first side has a spherical surface engaging the ball. The second side has a protrusion opposite the spherical surface that is received in and fills the groove and a recess in the spherical surface opposite the protrusion.