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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. 18, 1989
Filed:
May. 17, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin J Hogan, Sandusky, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 27 ; 277 50 ; 277 84 ; 277152 ;
Abstract
A unitized bearing seal includes a retention ring with a conical surface that prevents the casings of the seal from being pulled apart as well as cooperating with a flexible conical sealing wall to prevent lubricant loss without increasing seal torque significantly.