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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Steven J. Ditzler, Bellevue, IA (US);
Bret A. Teusink, Dubuque, IA (US);
Stanley L. Gassmann, Dubuque, IA (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Ditzler, Bellevue, IA (US);
Bret A. Teusink, Dubuque, IA (US);
Stanley L. Gassmann, Dubuque, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); E02F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/006 (2013.01); F16C 11/069 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32631 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32737 (2015.01);
Abstract
A ball-and-socket joint () comprises a ball stud () comprising a ball () at an end thereof, and a socket () in which the ball () is positioned for relative movement between the ball () and the socket (). An associated method is disclosed.