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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:
Sep. 28, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gustav Sabel, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7447 / ; 403135 ;
Abstract
A gear shift lever bearing for automotive transmissions includes a ball socket formed of tough elastic material located in a bearing housing having multiple slots that define circular ball socket sectors. A ball, received in the ball socket, includes laterally guided tabs received in grooves formed in the socket. The bearing housing retains the ball socket in position by locking rings and a retaining ring. A shoulder of the ball socket includes multiple webs located in the slots and radial and axial supports that resiliently bear upon the cylindrical bore and the retaining ring.