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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:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Andrew R. Slayne, Bristol, GB;
Simon A. Hughes, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew R. Slayne, Bristol, GB;
Simon A. Hughes, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Rencol Limited, Coventry, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01); F16C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes an inner component, an outer component; and a tolerance ring located between the inner and outer components to provide an interference fit there between. The tolerance ring includes a strip of material having a plurality of radially extending projections. The strip of material is curved into a ring having a gap. The radially extending projections are compressible between the inner and outer components, and the stiffness of the radially extending projections varies around the circumference of the tolerance ring.