US3336090A
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Machine assembly
Assignee: Sheffield Corp
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Filing: 1965-04-01
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Granted: 1967-08-15
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Expires: 1985-04-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Aller Willis Fay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:16
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C29/00; F16C29/04; F16C29/06; F16C29/0614; F16C29/0616; F16C29/008; F16C29/0621; F16C29/0623
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A PRECISION RECIRCULATING BEARING DEVICE COMPRISING, AN INNER MEMBER INCLUDING A STRAIGHT SIDE, BEARING RACE MEANS IN SAID INNER MEMBER ALONG SAID STRAIGHT SIDE AND EXTENDING THEREIN FROM ONE END TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID STRAIGHT SIDE TO FORM A CONTINUOUS PATH THEREWITH, ROLLING BEARING MEANS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED ALONG SAID CONTINUOUS PATH WITH A PLURALITY THEREOF LYING ALONG THE STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID INNER MEMBER FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN SAID STRAIGHT SIDE AND A COOPERATING LINEAR SURFACE SUCH THAT SAID ROLLING BEARING MEANS CARRY LOADS ACTING BETWEEN SAID STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID INNER MEMBER AND SAID COOPERATING SURFACE, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID INNER MEMBER FOR FREE PIVOTING MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID COOPERATING SURFACE SUCH THAT SAID PLURALITY OF ROLLING BEARING MEANS EACH ENGAGE SAID STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID INNER MEMBER ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND SAID COOPERATING SURFACE ON ITS OPPOSITE SIDE TO PIVOTALLY POSITION SAID INNER MEMBER TO AN OPTIMUM POSITION DETERMINED BY THE CHARACTER OF SAID COOPERATING SURFACE, MEANS INDEPENDENT FROM AND SPACED RADIALLY TO ONE SIDE OF SAID MOUNTING MEANS FOR FASTENING SAID INNER MEMBER IN SAID OPTIMUM POSITION, AND OUTER MEMBER MEANS COMPRISING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL OVERLYING ONE SURFACE OF SAID BEARING RACE MEANS, SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL HAVING AN ACCURATE CUT THEREIN AT EACH TERMINAL END THEREOF THEREBY DECREASE THE ANGLE SAID ROLLING BEARING MEANS MUST ASCEND IN ORDER TO BE RECIRCULATED TO AND FROM SAID STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID BEARING RACE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
A PRECISION RECIRCULATING BEARING DEVICE COMPRISING, AN INNER MEMBER INCLUDING A STRAIGHT SIDE, BEARING RACE MEANS IN SAID INNER MEMBER ALONG SAID STRAIGHT SIDE AND EXTENDING THEREIN FROM ONE END TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID STRAIGHT SIDE TO FORM A CONTINUOUS PATH THEREWITH, ROLLING BEARING MEANS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED ALONG SAID CONTINUOUS PATH WITH A PLURALITY THEREOF LYING ALONG THE STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID INNER MEMBER FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN SAID STRAIGHT SIDE AND A COOPERATING LINEAR SURFACE SUCH THAT SAID ROLLING BEARING MEANS CARRY LOADS ACTING BETWEEN SAID STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID INNER MEMBER AND SAID COOPERATING SURFACE, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID INNER MEMBER FOR FREE PIVOTING MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID COOPERATING SURFACE SUCH THAT SAID PLURALITY OF ROLLING BEARING MEANS EACH ENGAGE SAID STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID INNER MEMBER ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND SAID COOPERATING SURFACE ON ITS OPPOSITE SIDE TO PIVOTALLY POSITION SAID INNER MEMBER TO AN OPTIMUM POSITION DETERMINED BY THE CHARACTER OF SAID COOPERATING SURFACE, MEANS INDEPENDENT FROM AND SPACED RADIALLY TO ONE SIDE OF SAID MOUNTING MEANS FOR FASTENING SAID INNER MEMBER IN SAID OPTIMUM POSITION, AND OUTER MEMBER MEANS COMPRISING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL WALL OVERLYING ONE SURFACE OF SAID BEARING RACE MEANS, SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL HAVING AN ACCURATE CUT THEREIN AT EACH TERMINAL END THEREOF THEREBY DECREASE THE ANGLE SAID ROLLING BEARING MEANS MUST ASCEND IN ORDER TO BE RECIRCULATED TO AND FROM SAID STRAIGHT SIDE OF SAID BEARING RACE MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-08-14 | 1971-02-13 | 1971-08-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-08-14 | 1975-02-13 | 1975-08-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-08-14 | 1979-02-13 | 1979-08-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |