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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:
Dec. 28, 1976
Filed:
May. 10, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herbert D Clark, Kettering, OH (US);
Thomas R Kushmall, Springfield, OH (US);
Richard A Merrifield, Spring Valley, OH (US);
Stanley E Smith, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403 36 ; 403132 ; 403 40 ; 1841 / ;
Abstract
A ball joint has an elastomeric spring for preloading the ball joint and automatic wear take-up. The elastomeric spring includes an integral conical nib which cooperates with an integral nipple portion of the housing cover to provide a grease fitting for admitting lubricant to the interior of the ball joint housing.