Patent ID: 9062794
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: F16B,F16C,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use with a control valve actuator comprising: a rod end bearing having a bearing retainer and a shaft portion extending from the bearing retainer; an actuator stem having a first end to be operatively coupled to a diaphragm plate of the control valve actuator and a second end to be coupled to the rod end bearing; a connector to couple the rod end bearing and the actuator stem, the connector having a non-threaded recessed portion between a first end and a second end of the connector, the first end and the non-threaded recessed portion forming a first shoulder and the second end and the non-threaded recessed portion forming a second shoulder; and a lock integrally formed with the actuator stem or the rod end bearing, at least a portion of the lock being deformable or deflectable toward the non-threaded recessed portion to engage the first shoulder and the second shoulder when the rod end bearing is coupled to the actuator stem to provide a locked condition, the lock is to restrict or prevent movement of the rod end bearing relative to the actuator stem when the rod end bearing is coupled to the actuator stem to prevent the actuator stem and the rod end bearing from decoupling in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the actuator stem when the actuator stem is coupled or de-coupled to the diaphragm plate.