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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:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Adham El-Haw, St. Catharines, CA;
John Thompson, Fonthill, CA;
Rob Schmidt, St. Catharines, CA;
Gord Rowe, Welland, CA;
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A ball joint ( ) connects a first vehicle part ( ) to a second vehicle part ( ) and enables relative movement between the first and second vehicle parts. The ball joint ( ) includes a housing ( ) that defines a chamber ( ). A first stud ( ) has a first portion ( ) fixedly connected to the first vehicle part ( ) and an opposite second portion ( ) received in the chamber ( ). A second stud ( ) has a first portion ( ) fixedly connected to the second vehicle part ( ) and a second portion ( ) received in the chamber ( ). A spherical member ( ) is disposed in the chamber ( ) between the second portions ( and ) of the first and second studs ( and ) in mating and abutting engagement with the second portions of the studs. The first and second studs ( and ) each are movable independently in pivotal and rotational directions relative to the housing ( ).
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