Boot seal for a ball and socket joint

Details Boot seal for a ball and socket joint Boot seal for a ball and socket joint

1997-08-28

1999-07-27

Knight, Anthony

Joints and connections

Articulated members

Including limit means

403122, 403135, F16C 1106

Patent

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059278919

ABSTRACT:
A ball stud (30) has a ball end (32) received in a socket (60) to form a ball and socket joint (20). A boot seal (10) has a first end portion (82) for encircling and sealingly engaging a portion (78) of the socket (60). The boot seal (10) has a second end portion (84) which defines an opening (94) through which the ball stud (30) extends. The second end portion (84) of the boot seal (10) has portions (140, 150, 160, 170) which permit relative angular movement of the ball stud (30) and the socket (60) in a first direction (A) and block relative angular movement of the ball stud and the socket in a second direction (C).

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patent: 3343857 (1967-09-01), Cislo
patent: 4332500 (1982-06-01), Smith, Jr. et al.
patent: 4974985 (1990-12-01), Glatzel
patent: 4988324 (1991-01-01), Ryan et al.
patent: 5002419 (1991-03-01), Eustache
patent: 5609433 (1997-03-01), Pazdirek et al.

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