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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brian C. Wright, Decatur, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 25/04 (2006.01); F16C 11/00 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0642 (2013.01); F16C 2208/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A threaded bearing retainer for a spherical bearing may include an annular top surface, an annular bottom surface, and an externally threaded cylindrical outer surface extending between the top and bottom surfaces and meshing with the internal threads of a housing bore. The bearing retainer may further include an annular sealing rib extending downwardly from the bottom surface and engaging the bore shoulder of the housing bore to form a substantially water-tight seal when the bearing retainer is screwed into the housing bore.