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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:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
James L Lawson, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384535 ; 384540 ;
Abstract
A locking collar concentric with an inner ring and outer ring of a bearing assembly is advanced axially by threads or other mechanism on an axial extension of the inner ring. Conical washers between the axial extension and the locking collar are abutted by an abutment surface. Flattening of the conical washers upon advancement of the locking collar grips the shaft. The conical washers may be sued alone or in combination with a wedge ring to lock the bearing assembly to the shaft.