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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. 28, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin George Forster, Peoria, IL (US);
Harold Lawrence Reinsma, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3081 / ; 277112 ; 280 961 ; 308 361 ; 308 63 ; 403161 ; 403288 ;
Abstract
A sealed joint including a first member having a shaft affixed thereto, a second member having a bore receiving the shaft, an annular groove in the first member about the shaft and facing the second member, an annular seal in the groove, a sleeve within the bore and about the shaft and having a radially outwardly extending peripheral flange at the end thereof nearest the first member, the flange engaging the seal, and an axial adjusting device whereby the position of the sleeve within the bore may be axially adjusted to selectively set the pressure of the flange on the seal.