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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc., Oxford, CT (US);
Bogdan T. Mania, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
James Prescavage, Hainesport, NJ (US);
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc., Oxford, CT (US);
Abstract
A cage for a roller bearing includes a first annular portion and a second annular portion opposite the first annular portion and a plurality of pillars interconnecting the first annular portion and the second annular portion. Adjacent pairs of the pillars each define a pocket for holding rollers. Each of the pockets is configured to receive at least one roller. One or more radially outward facing concave roller support surface is formed in one or more of the pillars at a position proximate a radially outer edge of the pillar. The concave roller support surface is configured to radially outwardly support a portion of one of the rollers.