Patent ID: 11905995
Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A bearing assembly, comprising:
a first bearing assembly comprising a first support structure with one or more first bearing elements coupled to the first support structure, the first bearing elements each having a bearing surface exhibiting a convex surface; and
a second bearing assembly comprising a second support structure and second bearing elements coupled to the second support structure, the second bearing elements each having a bearing surface exhibiting a planar surface, the second bearing elements positioned at an oblique angle relative to an intended axis of rotation of the bearing assembly, the second bearing elements configured to engage with bearing surfaces of the one or more first bearing elements, wherein the first bearing assembly and the second bearing assembly are configured to primarily contact along a single path about the intended axis of rotation of the bearing assembly at a location between a rounded apex of the convex surface of the bearing surface of the first bearing elements and the planar surface of the bearing surface of the second bearing elements.