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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederic W Buse, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Company, Liberty Corner, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384122 ; 384285 ; 384308 ;
Abstract
A thrust bearing, for axially supporting a rotating member, includes a flat circular disk-shaped bearing body having a central axial bore and a plurality of axial cavities surrounding the central axial bore and a plurality of bearing elements releasably retained, one in each cavity, and axially projecting from the axial surface of the bearing body. The bearing elements are axially reversible and may be provided for rotationally handed or unhanded use.