US Patent 7708489 Retainer and associated assembly

Patent 7708489 was granted and assigned to Illinois Tool Works on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Illinois Tool Works

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7708489

Date of Patent

May 4, 2010

Patent Application Number

11131536

Date Filed

May 18, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Victor MacArthur

Patent abstract

A pivot assembly includes a support defining a hole, a pivot insert disposed in the hole and a retainer securing the pivot insert in the hole. The pivot insert defines a circumferential groove, and the retainer is a ring having inwardly directed fingers for engagement in the groove.