Patent ID: 6467965
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: F16C,G03G

Abstract:
A bearing comprising:an elongated body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a first length, a first outer periphery, a first surface, and at least one notch; the second portion having a second length, an opening, and a lumen for receiving and supporting a shaft, a second outer periphery, and at least one resilient member originating from the second outer periphery of the second portion, the at least one resilient member extending radially outward toward the first portion and is spaced from the second outer periphery of the second portion over a portion of the elongated body; wherein the first surface of the first portion extends radially inward from the first outer periphery to the second outer periphery on the second portion and wherein the at least one resilient member is movable between a first position and a second position.