Patent ID: 9541132
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: F16C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A snap-fit box cage comprising: a first ring including a first radially outer flange, a first radially inner flange, and a first radial portion extending therebetween, the first radial portion includes a first plurality of pockets, at least one of the first radially inner flange or the first radially outer flange includes at least one retention projection; a second ring including a second radially outer flange, a second radially inner flange, and a second radial portion extending therebetween, the second radial portion includes a second plurality of pockets, at least one of the second radially inner flange or the second radially outer flange includes at least one retention recess that is complementary to the at least one retention projection of the first ring; and the first radially inner flange encompasses the second radially inner flange, or the first radially outer flange encompasses the second radially outer flange, wherein the first ring includes a plurality of retention projections spaced circumferentially apart from each other, and the second ring includes a plurality of retention recesses spaced circumferentially apart from each other that are complementary to the plurality of retention projections on the first ring.