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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1976
Filed:
May. 20, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dean E Johnston, Thomaston, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308235 ;
Abstract
The new thrust washer includes an inner flange with circumferentially spaced cutouts. The washer is formed from flat strip steel. A circular hole and a plurality of cutouts extending from the circumference of the circular hole are made in the flat strip steel. The circular hole and cutouts may be made consecutively or simultaneously. A forming tool forms the inner flange.