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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. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Robert Schroeder, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Jonathan R. Schroeder, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Schroeder, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Jonathan R. Schroeder, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pacific Bearing Company, Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/08 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); B23P 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/2009 (2013.01); B23P 11/02 (2013.01); F16H 25/08 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49863 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49876 (2015.01); Y10T 74/18728 (2015.01);
Abstract
A nut and lead screw assembly is disclosed. The nut includes a plurality of flexible fingers for adjusting the engagement of a threaded or unthreaded portion of the nut with corresponding threads of a lead screw. The engagement between the nut and the lead screw is adjusted by installing at least one radial compression member into a circumferential groove formed in the outer surface of the flexible fingers.