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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1983
Christopher T Sandberg, Owatonna, MN (US);
Eugene L Mosher, Owatonna, MN (US);
Truth Incorporated, Owatonna, MN (US);
Abstract
The bearing assembly has an externally-threaded retainer bearing threaded into a housing of deformable metal for rotatably supporting and maintaining a worm gear shaft in position. The retainer bearing has a plurality of flat sides with a spanner wrench slot at the outer end of each side whereby a flat side and spanner wrench slot of the retainer bearing can be located at a particular location relative to the housing and material of the housing is deformed into the space between the flat side of the retainer bearing and the threaded bore of the housing as well as into the spanner wrench slot to securely lock the retainer bearing in position.