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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, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Clive Waddington, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Avco Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ; B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384495 ; 384558 ; 384563 ; 384581 ; 384583 ; 2914 / ;
Abstract
A self-aligning bearing assembly for use with a frame and a shaft. The assembly comprises bearings such that the shaft can move relative to the frame and a spring and a friction surface for repositionably mounting the bearings relative to the frame. The spring and friction surface for repositionably mounting the bearings can frictionally hold the bearings in a first position relative to the frame and can allow the bearings to move to a second position relative to the frame and be frictionally held in the second position when repositioned thereto without affecting the critical speed of the shaft system.