Appeal No. 2006-0026
Application No. 10/012,518
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a ball joint having an angular
movement restriction arrangement. Representative claim 1 reads as
follows:
1. Ball joint with angular movement restriction system
comprising:
a ball type pin member having a ball portion that is disposed
between an upper bearing and a lower bearing;
a box at least partially enclosing the upper bearing and lower
bearing, said box including an oblong opening;
a cover member enclosing one end of said box;
a spring disposed between said upper bearing and said cover;
said ball type pin member having a pin portion projecting from
said box through said oblong opening and an extension member
extending in a direction substantially opposite said pin portion,
said pin portion adapted for attachment to a connecting rod;
wherein said cover member is formed to restrict movement of
said extension member to thereby restrict movement of said ball
type pin member, and
wherein an orientation of said oblong portion is aligned with
an orientation of said oblong opening to restrict movement of said
extension member.
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