Ball and socket joint for snowblower chute control rod linkages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5351423
SERIAL NO

08005095

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The snow discharge spout pipe from a snowblower is conventionally extended by spout extensions commanded by control rod linkages. The present ball and socket joints are used to interconnect each pair of successive link arms to one another, and some link arms to the snowblower casing. These joints are of the universal joint type, including a ball rotatable into a spherical socket. Each end of a link arm has such a joint. Each socket is composed of two ring members in mutual contact at their flat inner radial faces. These faces are precisely machined to obtain the desired clearance between the spherical surfaces of the ball and ring members. Each ball includes an axial bore, rotatably receiving a shoulder bolt. The bolt and ball have lubricating passages opening at the relatively movable bearing surfaces of the bolt, ball and ring members.

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TENCO INC1318 PRINCIPALE ST-VALERIEN-DE-MILTON J0H 2B0

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Vohl, Raynald 411 Saint-Gilbert Street, St-Marc-des-Carrieres, CA 2 22

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