Patent ID: 9709098
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: F16C

Claim:
1. A clip for positioning rollers within a roll cage that defines adjacent first and second openings for receiving first and second rollers and a groove between the adjacent first and second openings, the clip comprising: a connection segment including two ends wherein said connection segment fits in the groove between adjacent roller openings; a resilient portion attached to one end of said connection segment, wherein said resilient portion fits in the first opening, wherein said resilient portion defines a midpoint and said connection segment defines a midpoint, and wherein said connection segment midpoint is not aligned with said resilient portion midpoint; an anchor portion attached to an opposite end of said connection segment, wherein said anchor portion fits in the second opening adjacent to the first opening in which said resilient portion is positioned; and wherein, when attached to the roll cage, said resilient portion extends into the first opening and is adapted to contact and bias the first roller away from said resilient portion when the first roller is received in the first opening of the roll cage.