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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:
Apr. 14, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leo Stella, Bristol, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384548 ; 384473 ; 384563 ; 384564 ;
Abstract
An outer cup made from flat sheet metal encloses an inner cup also made from flat sheet metal. The inner cup has an open end adapted to receive the end of a rotatable member, such as a shaft. The other end of the inner cup has a closed end axially spaced from the closed end of the outer cup to provide a lubricant reservoir in communication with the rollers in the annular space between the cups.