Patent ID: 9227280
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B23P,F16B,F16C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for aligning an inner collar associated with a bearing, said apparatus comprising: a base member; a first member extending substantially perpendicular from said base member; a second member extending substantially perpendicular from said base member and substantially parallel with said first member, said first member and said second member providing opposing sides closely receiving a tang therebetween, said tang having a bearing with a rotatable inner collar inserted in a bore in the tang and extending beyond side surfaces of the tang, said first and second member defined by a semi-circular contour formed therein to removeably engage the inner collar of the bearing in a snap-fit engagement on opposite sides of the tang thereby maintaining the inner collar in a substantially orthogonal orientation with respect to walls of a mating structure received over the bearing, tang and first and second member.