# US 2013/0156355 A1 · Removable bearing cover > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0156355 A1 - Document ID: US20130156355A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/716,491 - Filed: 2012-12-17 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-15 - Assignees: Hantover, Inc. - Inventors: Clark A. Levsen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130156355A1 ## CPC - F16C 33/723: {Shaft end sealing means, e.g. cup-shaped caps or covers} - B65G 39/09: Arrangements of bearing or sealing means - F16C 13/02: Bearings - F16C 35/045: {with a radial flange to mount the housing} - F16C 2202/44: hard-magnetic, permanent magnetic, e.g. samarium-cobalt - F16C 2226/18: by magnets, i.e. magnetic attraction to hold parts together - F16C 2326/58: Conveyor systems, e.g. rollers or bearings therefor - F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) ## Abstract A bearing cover is provided for attachment relative to a bearing assembly. The cover includes a flange and a magnet associated with the flange. The magnet is configured to removably retain the bearing cover relative to the bearing assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bearing cover for attachment relative to a bearing assembly, wherein the bearing assembly rotatably supports a shaft that projects outwardly from the bearing assembly, said bearing cover comprising: a flange; an outer wall spaced outwardly from the flange; an at least substantially continuous side wall extending between and interconnecting the outer wall and the flange; and a magnet associated with the flange, said side wall and said outer wall at least in part cooperatively defining an interior space, said magnet being configured to removably retain the bearing cover relative to the bearing assembly such that the bearing assembly is at least in part covered by the bearing cover. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 1, said magnet being embedded in the flange. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 2, said magnet including a plurality of magnets space evenly about the flange. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 1, said side wall being at least substantially cylindrical, said end wall being at least substantially circular, said flange being at least substantially annular. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 1, said cover comprising plastic. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 5, said cover further comprising particles embedded in the plastic. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 6, said particles comprising metal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 7, said metal particles being dispersed throughout the cover so that a separated portion of the cover is detectable by a metal detector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 1, said flange defining a fastener-accommodating slot therein. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 1, said magnet being a rare earth magnet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 10, said magnet being a neodymium magnet. ### Claim 12 A mechanism comprising: a shaft; a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the shaft, with the shaft projecting outwardly from the bearing assembly; and a bearing cover removably attached relative to the bearing assembly, said bearing cover including— a flange, an outer wall spaced outwardly from said flange, an at least substantially continuous side wall extending between and interconnecting the outer wall and the flange, and a magnet associated with the flange, said side wall and the outer wall at least in part cooperatively defining an interior space, said magnet removably retaining the bearing cover relative to the bearing assembly such that the bearing assembly is at least in part covered by the bearing cover. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The mechanism as claimed in claim 12, said magnet being embedded in the flange. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The mechanism as claimed in claim 13, said magnet including a plurality of magnets spaced evenly about the flange. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The mechanism as claimed in claim 12, said side wall being at least substantially cylindrical, said end wall being at least substantially circular, said flange being at least substantially annular. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The mechanism as claimed in claim 12, said bearing assembly including a shaft component fixed to the shaft for rotational movement therewith, said bearing assembly including a stationary housing that supports the shaft component, said flange engaging the bearing housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The mechanism as claimed in claim 16, said bearing housing defining a fastener-receiving opening therethrough, said flange defining a fastener-accommodating slot therein, said fastener-accommodating slot and said fastener-receiving opening being at least substantially aligned, said mechanism further comprising a fastener at least in part extending through the fastener-accommodating slot and the fastener-receiving opening. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The mechanism as claimed in claim 16, said bearing being a flange bearing, said shaft component being at least substantially received within the interior space. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The mechanism as claimed in claim 12, said shaft presenting an endmost margin space outwardly from the bearing assembly, such that the shaft is at least in part received in the interior space, said outer wall being immediately adjacent the endmost margin of the shaft. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The mechanism as claimed in claim 12, said cover comprising plastic. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The mechanism as claimed in claim 20, said cover further comprising particles embedded in the plastic. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The mechanism as claimed in claim 21, said particles comprising metal. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The bearing cover as claimed in claim 22, said metal particles being dispersed throughout the cover so that a separated portion of the cover is detectable by a metal detector. ### Claim 24 (depends on 12) The mechanism as claimed in claim 12, said magnet being a rare earth magnet. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The mechanism as claimed in claim 24, said magnet being a neodymium magnet.