Self-lubricated connector

A self-lubricating connector comprising:

• inner, intermediary, and outer cylindrical layers;
• the inner and intermediary layers configured as a tubular laminate of, respectively, a lubricious plastic material bonded to a substrate, wherein the inner layer forms a load bearing layer;
• the substrate having greater tensile strength than the inner layer;
• the outer layer configured as a molded roller member;
• the roller member fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of thermosetting and thermoplastic resins, and combinations thereof;
• the roller material having a melting point below that of the intermediary layer;
• and
• the inner and intermediary layers being disposed in in-situ-molded relationship with the molded roller;
• wherein the substrate is fabricated from a metallic material.

A self-lubricating connector comprising:

• inner, intermediary, and outer cylindrical layers;
• the inner and intermediary layers configured as a tubular laminate of, respectively, a lubricious plastic material bonded to a substrate, wherein the inner layer forms a load bearing layer;
• the substrate having greater tensile strength than the inner layer;
• the outer layer conligured as a molded roller member;
• the roller member fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of thermosetting and thermoplastic resins, and combinations thereof;
• the roller material having a melting point below that of the intermediary layer;
• and
• the inner and intermediary layers being disposed in in-situ-molded relationship with the molded roller;
• wherein said load bearing layer further comprises at least one filler selected from the group consisting of carbon, graphite, aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, boron nitride, silicon nitride, glass, bronze, fluoropolymer, silicone, molybdenum disulfide, and combinations thereof.

A self-lubricating connector comprising:

• inner, intermediary, and outer cylindrical layers;
• the inner and intermediary layers configured as a tubular laminate of, respectively, a lubricious plastic material bonded to a substrate, wherein the inner layer forms a load bearing layer;
• the substrate having greater tensile strength than the inner layer;
• the outer layer configured as a molded roller member;
• the roller member fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of thermosetting and thermoplastic resins, and combinations thereof;
• the roller material having a melting point below that of the intermediary layer;
• and
• the inner and intermediary layers being disposed in in-situ-molded relationship with the molded roller;
• wherein the tubular laminate further comprises a bonding layer between the load bearing layer and the substantially planar of the substrate;
• wherein said load bearing layer and said bonding layer are fabricated as a monolayer comprising a polymer blend;
• and
• wherein said monolayer comprises PFA and PTFE.