BALL SOCKET COUPLING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE
BALL SOCKET COUPLING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE
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A coupling assembly (16) is provided that includes a ball socket (10) having a central socket axis (25), the ball socket includes a lower body portion (22) extending to an upper flange portion (20), wherein the body portion and flange portion are at least partially segmented by a plurality of longitudinal socket slots (40) to form a plurality of longitudinally extending arms (44), further included are a plurality of longitudinally extending journaling ribs (30) protruding radially from the body portion, wherein the ribs include an upper rib portion (34) and a lower rib portion, (32) and wherein the upper rib portion has a greater radial width than the lower rib portion, a plurality of wedges (36) extending from the body portion, a plurality of engagement tabs (38) extending from the body portion, each having a tab end portion (35), and a ball stud engagement cavity (42) centrally formed between the arms for receiving and pivotably securing a ball head (50) of a ball stud (12) therein.
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BALL SOCKET COUPLING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE
KUGELPFANNENKUPPLUNGSANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG
ENSEMBLE ACCOUPLEMENT À ROTULE SPHÉRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION
2021-09-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English