Bellows seal for ball and socket joints
US4448562A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32729
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a ball and socket joint comprising a ball and a socket in mutual swivelling sliding engagement with each other, the ball having a stud integrally formed at one end thereof and projecting outwardly through one end of the socket, the improvement consisting in forming the socket with an annular groove circularly disposed at the edge of the open end of the socket for fitting and retaining therein the beaded end of a flexible oil-resistant seal having a bellows type body provided at one end with an annular band stretched over the periphery of the stud.
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