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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Extreme Technologies, Llc, Vernal, UT (US);
Inventors:
Gilbert Troy Meier, Vernal, UT (US);
James D. Osterloh, West Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Extreme Technologies, LLC, Vernal, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/02 (2006.01); F16C 43/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 43/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16C 33/26 (2013.01); F16C 2206/04 (2013.01); F16C 2226/60 (2013.01); F16C 2240/40 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49647 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49696 (2015.01);
Abstract
Low-friction, abrasion resistant systems of replaceable bearing surfaces and methods of using the system are disclosed. The system comprises a device having at least one recess, each recess having a groove in an inner wall of the recess; a plurality of replaceable bearing surfaces adapted to be inserted into and removed from the at least one recess without damaging the device; and at least one snap ring adapted to engage the groove in each recess and secure a replaceable bearing surface within the recess.