Patent ID: 6979129
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A self-lubricating connector comprising: inner, intermediary, and outer cylindrical layers; the inner and intermediary layers configured as a tubular laminate of, respectively, a lubricious plastic material bonded to a substrate, wherein the inner layer forms a load bearing layer; the substrate having greater tensile strength than the inner layer; the outer layer configured as a molded roller member; the roller member fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of thermosetting and thermoplastic resins, and combinations thereof; the roller material having a melting point below that of the intermediary layer; and the inner and intermediary layers being disposed in in-situ-molded relationship with the molded roller; wherein said member is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of: fluoropolymers, acetal, polycarbonate, polyimides, polyetherimide, polyetherketone (PEEK), polyethylene, polypropylene, polysulfones (e.g., polyethersulfone), polyamide (Nylon), polyphenylene sulfide, polyurethane, polyester, polyphenylene oxide, and blends and alloys thereof.