Split boot with zipper closure
OwnerMark Ercole Innocenzi, John B. Evans +1inventors
InventorsMark Ercole Innocenzi, John B. Evans, Marcus Andrew Garraway
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Abstract
A split boot design for applications that contain Constant Velocity (CV) joints and/or other bearing assemblies where boots and/or covers are employed for, e.g., protection from the outside environment, assisting in retaining lubrication for the assembly, etc. A split boot design in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes zippers along one or more axial seams, providing easier replacement of the boot and decreased manufacturing costs.
Claims14
A cover for protecting a bearing assembly, comprising:
- a boot, in which the boot comprises a flexible material, the boot including an axial seam;
- a zipper, coupled to the axial seam by sewing the zipper to the axial seam;
- one or more screw-type aviation clamps, coupled to the boot, for attaching the boot to the bearing assembly, in which the zipper is adapted to allow the cover to be directly removed from the bearing assembly;
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- a portion of the length of the boot that exceeds the length of the zipper comprises a tongue and groove configuration.
A cover for protecting a bearing assembly, consisting essentially of:
- a boot, in which the boot comprises a flexible material, the boot including an axial seam;
- a zipper, coupled to the axial seam by sewing the zipper to the axial seam;
- one or more screw-type aviation clamps, coupled to the boot, for attaching the boot to the bearing assembly, in which the zipper is adapted to allow the cover to be directly removed from the bearing assembly;
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- a portion of the length of the boot that exceeds the length of the zipper comprises a tongue and groove configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.