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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2023
Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc., Newberg, OR (US);
Andrew Gordon Thompson, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc., Newberg, OR (US);
Abstract
Spherical bearing assemblies comprise an outer ring, an adjustable receiver adjustably coupled to the outer ring and at least partially received within the outer ring, and a locking bearing adapter configured to operatively couple the adjustable receiver to a boring bar of a machine tool. The locking bearing adapter includes a tapered sleeve partially received within the adjustable receiver bore and tapered toward the outboard direction, an interior nut threadingly coupled to the tapered sleeve and configured to engage the adjustable receiver, and an exterior nut threadingly coupled to the tapered sleeve and positioned adjacent to the interior nut with the interior nut positioned between the exterior nut and the adjustable receiver. Line boring machines comprise a boring bar, a cutting tool, a spherical bearing mount assembly including a spherical bearing assembly, a rotational drive unit, and an axial feed unit.