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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:
Nov. 07, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Moy, Norwell, MA (US);
Assignee:
Quamco, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384 13 ; 384 42 ; 1142 / ;
Abstract
A self-lubricating bearing suitable for marine applications, such as supporting hatch covers, has a bearing surface defined by a flexible woven pad. This woven pad is draped over a pillow plate and captured in position. To ensure that there will be a low friction interface between the pillow plate and the load supported on the bearing if the woven pad is severely damaged or lost, the pillow plate is designed to present a surface having a coefficient of friction lower than a metal-to-metal interface to the load.