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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard F. Kinnersly, Romsey, GB;
Assignee:
Sustainable Engine Systems Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/00 ;
Abstract
A circlip (,) comprises a band of material forming an incomplete ring, and has curved bearing surfaces (,) at opposite ends of the major transverse dimension of the band. The major transverse dimension is generally oriented at less than 90°, and preferably a small acute angle &agr;, to the central axis A of the ring in the unstressed state of the circlip (,).