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US 4,072,431 AGranted
Antirotation clip
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Waight, Stanley E. Roche
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Abstract
Disclosed is a spring clip for attachment to an object to provide bearing surfaces thereon for engagement with a mating member. The bearing surfaces engage the mating member to preclude or limit rotation of the object in a predetermined axis while allowing a self-aligning bearing contained in the object to properly position itself to receive the mating member.
Claims6
An anti-rotation spring clip adapted for attachment to an object to prevent rotation thereof in a predetermined axis, said clip comprising:
- a unitary U-shaped member having first and second arms interconnected by a bight portion;
- said first arm having first and second spaced apart opposed inwardly directed tabs thereon;
- said second arm having third and fourth spaced apart opposed inwardly directed tabs thereon;
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- said tabs each having an outer bearing surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.