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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:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
The Lee Company, Westbrook, CT (US);
Walter Kendrioski, Guilford, CT (US);
THE LEE COMPANY, Westbrook, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of installing an insert into a circumferential bore includes: axially inserting a body of the insert, a second end first, into the bore until the second end of the body engages a pre-formed support shoulder in the bore; axially pressing the body of the insert against the support shoulder of the bore while outwardly radially expanding and plastically deforming at least a second section of a diametral side wall of the insert against an interior wall of the bore; further outwardly radially pressing and plastically deforming at least an installation indication feature of the body of the insert against the interior wall of the bore until the installation indication feature contacts the interior wall of the bore around the circumference of the bore.
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