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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gerit Vollmer, Enkenbach-Alsenborn, DE;
Albert Sbongk, Enkenbach-Alsenborn, DE;
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0638 (2013.01); F16C 11/0614 (2013.01); F16C 11/0657 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32803 (2015.01);
Abstract
A ball socket apparatus is provided for bearing a joint head. The apparatus includes a first ball shell element and a second ball shell element, wherein the ball socket apparatus forms a preferably radially circumferential, continuous contact surface for a joint head, and a first and a second housing device in which the ball shell elements are arranged.