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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Federal-mogul Motorparts Llc, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Seth Englebright, Festus, MO (US);
Sean Smith, Wentzville, MO (US);
Assignee:
FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/068 (2013.01); F16C 11/0671 (2013.01); Y10T 403/315 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32729 (2015.01);
Abstract
A ball joint includes a grease boot having a snap ring at least partially embedded in an elastomeric body. The snap ring has a C-shaped body that defines a compressible radial gap in the elastomeric body. The snap ring can be at least partially embedded in a flange of the grease boot, with a radially outermost edge of the flange including a first elastomeric shoulder, a second elastomeric shoulder, and an exposed outer wall of the snap ring located between the first elastomeric shoulder and the second elastomeric shoulder.