Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Swivel joint with uniform ball bearing requirements
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Application No.: US14524704Application Date: 2014-10-27
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Publication No.: US09964245B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Brian Witkowski , Mark D. Matzner
- Applicant: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.
- Current Assignee: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
- Main IPC: F16C19/08
- IPC: F16C19/08 ; F16L27/08 ; F16C43/06

Abstract:
A swivel joint has uniform ball bearing requirements for all bearing races. The swivel joint has a male connector and a female connector that coaxially interconnects and swivel relative to each other while still maintaining a high pressure seal. Each connector has three bearing races to form three sets of bearing races, each of which supports the same number of ball bearings. The circumference of the main set of races are enlarged by less than the diameter of one ball, so it is impossible to add another ball to the coupled male and female connectors of the swivel joint.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150042088A1 SWIVEL JOINT WITH UNIFORM BALL BEARING REQUIREMENTS Public/Granted day:2015-02-12
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