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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:
Aug. 07, 1979
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akira Nemoto, Toyohashi, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403132 ; 403144 ; 403133 ; 403135 ;
Abstract
A ball joint comprises a circular cylindrical housing with at least one opening, a bearing member contained in the housing, a ball stud with its ball head pivotally supported by the bearing member, and a closing plate press-fitted in the opening so as to close the opening and to generate the contact pressure between the bearing member and the ball head.