Patent ID: 9291199
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A47B,F16C,F24C

Claim Text:
1. A locating assembly for use with a sliding support comprising first and second elongate slide members slidable relative to one another in a first direction, wherein the locating assembly comprises: a plurality of bearing balls arranged with their centers aligned along a first axis, a plurality of contact elements, each contact element including at least one contact face, wherein adjacent of the plurality of bearing balls are separated by a respective one of the plurality of contact elements, and at least one of the contact elements is formed from a self-lubricating material which, in use, deposits and spreads a lubricating substance into a working environment of the locating assembly, wherein each of the plurality of contact elements comprises a cylindrical portion and first and second opposite end faces, wherein the first end face comprises the at least one contact face and the second opposite end face comprises a second contact face; wherein each contact element comprises a pair of pieces, wherein the first piece provides a first of the contact faces, and a second piece provides a second of the contact faces.