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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Moon, Greer, SC (US);
John J. Burns, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Jerry W. Owens, Jr., Boiling Springs, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Felters Company, Roebuck, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 1/102 ;
Abstract
A bearing for supporting the drum of a clothes dryer which includes an interior structural layer of high coherency felted fibrous material and an exterior surface covering for contact with the dryer drum formed of fibrous material including a wool constituent. The felted interior provides support and noise damping character while the exterior surface covering provides friction reduction and enhanced flame retardancy.