Patent ID: 11965544
Assignee: BURTON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A ball track comprising:
a front inner sidewall positioned opposite a back inner sidewall, wherein the back inner sidewall includes a lower portion having a lower portion top surface, and an upper portion having a retention ridge fixed in position relative to the back inner sidewall;
a single upper retaining arm, the upper retaining arm extending from the front inner sidewall and terminating at an upper arm end portion surface; and
a single lower retaining arm, the lower retaining arm extending from the lower portion of the back inner sidewall and having a lower arm top surface,
wherein the upper arm end portion surface, the lower portion top surface, and the lower arm top surface extend to form a longitudinal ball channel having a central longitudinal ball channel axis, the ball channel configured to receive a ball stud head of a ball stud and allow sliding longitudinal movement of the ball stud head along the central longitudinal ball channel axis, while restricting movement of the ball stud head along axes perpendicular to the central longitudinal ball channel axis.